Construction resumes at Colorado Tower downtown after workers injury

After a temporary halt in work, construction has resumed at a downtown site where a worker was crushed by an elevator on Wednesday.

It was the second injury reported since late March at the construction site at 303 Colorado St. where the 29-story Colorado Tower is being built. Work stopped after the incident and resumed Thursday.

The injured man, who is in his 30s, suffered trauma to his upper body, EMS officials said. He remained Thursday at University Medical Center Brackenridge.

He was working inside the elevator shaft on the eighth floor when the elevator car was activated.

The man had been freed by the time rescue crews arrived, said EMS Cmdr. Mike Benavides.

Officials said the man was conscious and had a 6-inch wide injury on his upper body when he was transported to the hospital.

A statement from the contractor, DPR Construction, said the man was a subcontractor who was working near the exterior of the building. The company has declined to release the mans name.

We are working with (the Occupational Safety and Health Administration) and the Austin Police Department to fully investigate the cause of this incident, said Gary Nauert, general manager forDPR Construction, in a statement.

This is the second injury reported at the construction site of the Colorado Tower in just over two weeks.

On March 26, a man who was sitting at a nearby restaurant was hit by liquid cement.

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Construction resumes at Colorado Tower downtown after workers injury