A construction worker has fallen 4.5m from a building site in Coolangatta (stock image)

  • Man fell 4.5m from ledge 
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A construction worker has suffered serious head injuries after he fell from a building site in a horror workplace accident on the Gold Coast.

The man sliced his head open when he fell 4.5m after being struck by an object at a construction site in Coolangatta around 11am on Thursday.

It’s understood the worker fell from a ledge and became trapped in a narrow space. 

A construction worker has fallen 4.5m from a building site in Coolangatta (stock image)

A construction worker has fallen 4.5m from a building site in Coolangatta (stock image)

Paramedics treated the man at the scene for a ‘significant head laceration’.

He was rushed to Gold Coast University Hospital in a serious but stable condition.

WorkSafe Queensland is expected to launch an investigation. 

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