PHOTO: An equipment failure at Ochsner Lafayette General Medical Center has left two construction workers injured.
According to the Lafayette Fire Department, one person received major injuries and another received minor injuries.
Both were rescued by firefighters after the failure at the construction site on Monday afternoon. A photo provided by LFD shows the scaffolding holding the workers failed.
The scene is now clear.
After the failures, the workers were left hanging from their safety harnesses.
Firefighters from the St. George Fire Department in Baton Rouge, who were in town for the funeral procession for Alex Bourque, assisted with the rescue of the workers.