A labourer who fell from a building at the Pegasus Hotel expansion project work site remains in the hospital and underwent surgery yesterday.
The labourer, Devon Williams, 31, fell from the seventh floor of the building under construction while he was transporting concrete blocks on Sunday.
Hotel owner Robert Badal yesterday told Stabroek News that he has visited Williams in the hospital and he is recuperating. He noted that the man has since been able to move his feet.
After the fall Williams had been paralysed. He reportedly broke his spine in three places.
Meanwhile, when Stabroek News visited the hospital yesterday, Williams was undergoing surgery. His family declined to offer any comment. However, Stabroek News was told that his family is receiving full support from the contracted company, China Harbour and Engineering Company (CHEC) and the management of Pegasus Hotel. The accident will have to be investigated by the Department of Labour, Ministry of Social Protection.
Medical expenses that the family have to date incurred are being covered by the companies.
On the day of the fall, it was Williams’ first day on the job. He was hired as a labourer. He was picked up in an unconscious state and rushed to the Georgetown Public Hospital, where he has been admitted.
