Construction worker injured at White House while removing scaffolding

A worker was injured and taken to a hospital Monday afternoon as crews removed scaffolding from the North Portico of the White House.

Shortly after 1 p.m., an ambulance and EMS crews responded to the White House and went to the North Portico. Emergency responders helped remove a scaffolding worker, lowering him to the ground in a stokes basket. He was seen alert and responsive by an MS NOW crew before being put into an ambulance and taken to a hospital.

D.C. Fire and EMS said the man’s injuries were not life-threatening. Officials did not detail the man’s injuries or say whether he had been released from the hospital.

Removal of the scaffolding at the North Portico has appeared to end for the day. President Donald Trump is scheduled to return to the White House on Monday evening after spending the Labor Day Weekend in Bedminster, N.J.

Image of the contraction crew during the incident at the White House on Sept. 7. — Image of the construction crew during the incident at the White House on Sept. 7.Anthony Peltier / MS NOW

In July, the White House told MS NOW that the North Portico was undergoing standard renovations, including stonework and crack repair, along with security enhancements to its doors. On Saturday, the tarp shrouding the scaffolding that surrounded the columns of the portico was removed.

The renovations to the North Portico are part of more than a dozen construction projects the Trump administration has been implementing across Washington, D.C.

The White House did not respond to requests for comment on the incident.

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