Construction worker critically injured in fall at Eudora building site

A construction worker was critically injured Wednesday morning in a fall at the building site of the Eudora Public Safety Building, at the corner of 10th and Main streets in Eudora. The man fell eight to 10 feet while working at the site, said Ken Keiter, Eudora Fire Chief.

The Eudora Fire Department and Lawrence-Douglas County Fire Medical responded about 10 a.m. and took the injured man by ambulance to Overland Park Regional Medical Center, Keiter said. A LifeStar helicopter ambulance was not available at the time of the accident because of weather conditions.