A 31-year-old Scots man was rushed to hospital after a horror accident at a building site in Glasgow this week.
It is understood the worker had to have his leg amputated after the freak accident as he was unloading materials at the Multiplex building site on Argyle Street around 9pm on Tuesday night.
The man was rushed to the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital with serious injuries after one a load fell on his legs when he tried to remove slings from a crane.
Police officers cordoned off the area but one city construction worker told the Record that the ambulance took some time to arrive.
The injured worker had to wait 60 minutes before paramedics arrived to tend to his crushed leg and said he had to have it amputated due to loss of blood flow.
His injuries are not thought to be life threatening.
The Health and Safety Executive have been notified of the incident as Multiplex has also launched internal enquiries.
A Police Scotland spokesperson said: “We were made aware of a 31-year-old man injured on a construction site near the junction of Argyle Street and York Street in Glasgow around 9pm on Tuesday, 20 July.
“The man was taken to the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital with serious injuries, which are not believed to be life-threatening.
“The Health and Safety Executive has been made aware.”
A Multiplex spokesperson said: “We can confirm there was an incident at Argyle Street on Tuesday in which one member of the construction team was injured. We are undertaking internal enquiries and supporting the team on site.
"The Health and Safety Executive was immediately informed and we and our sub-contractors are co-operating fully with its enquiries.
"Our thoughts are very much with the team member involved.”
A Scottish Ambulance Service spokesperson said: "We received a call at 19.49hrs on 20th July regarding an incident at Argyle Street.
"It was triaged according to the information that was given over the phone. We prioritise our responses according to clinical need.
"A further call was received at 20:38hrs with an update on the condition and ambulance crews arrived on scene at 20:50hrs. A man in his 30s was transferred to Queen Elizabeth Hospital.
"We will be contacting the patient to apologise for the delay caused by excessive demand during this time "
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