A 39-year-old worker who injured himself Saturday on a third-floor scaffolding at an apartment building in Van Nuys was rescued by firefighters.
The injury report at 7319 Hazeltine Ave., north of Sherman Way, was received at 4:41 p.m. Saturday, according to Los Angeles Fire Department spokesman Brian Humphrey.
Firefighters were able to extend their aerial ladder 100 feet, allowing ground ladders and a two-rope harness system to successfully lower the man to safety, Humphrey said.
The worker, who apparently suffered a lower chest injury from a nail gun, was transported to a hospital for treatment of his injury, he said.