NAHANT, MASS. (WHDH) - A man working on his roof in Nahant was taken to the hospital Monday morning after falling off a ladder, fire officials said.
Crews responding to the Rockledge Apartments on Willow Road for a report of a person who had fallen about 8:30 a.m. found an injured man on the first-floor roof of the building, according to Nahant Fire Chief Michael Feinberg.
Firefighters used an aerial ladder to reach the 59-year-old man, who was said to be conscious and alert. He was then secured in a rescue basket and taken to an area hospital with non-life-threatening head and leg injuries.
The man’s name was not made public. No additional details were available.
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