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Worker falls 15-20 feet into SR 520 pontoon

Oct 23, 2014, 3:57 PM | Updated: 5:41 pm

A man fell 15 to 20 feet inside a pontoon on the 520 bridge, according to the Bellevue Fire Departm...

A man fell 15 to 20 feet inside a pontoon on the 520 bridge, according to the Bellevue Fire Department. (Photo: WSDOT)

(Photo: WSDOT)

A worker fell 15 to 20 feet inside one of the new pontoons on the 520 bridge Thursday afternoon.

The Washington State Department of Transportation said the man fell off a scaffolding and suffered a leg injury. He was in stable condition.

Aid crews placed him a backboard and lifted him out of the hole. He was transported to a local hospital.

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