Teacher’s leg is impaled on a metal spike after he tried to climb a school fence in wet weather and slipped, before being taken to hospital with the metal bar still in his leg
- Teacher impaled on school fence after slipping as he tried to climb over railing
- Leg caught as he tried to leave Marie Bashir Public School in Strathfield, Sydney
- Ambulance workers seen keeping the man calm as he was cut from the fence
- He was moved into an ambulance and then taken to hospital in stable condition
A teacher has been impaled on a school fence after slipping on a metal spike as he tried to climb over it in wet weather.
The man’s left leg was caught on the spike as he tried to leave the grounds of Marie Bashir Public School in Strathfield in Sydney’s inner-west about 7pm on Wednesday night.
Video at the scene showed ambulance workers keeping the man calm as firefighters cut him from the railing and winched him down to the ground in a hoist.
Rescue crews winched a teacher to safety on Wednesday night after he impaled his leg on the Marie Bashir Public School’s metal fence in Strathfield in Sydney’s inner-west
He was then moved onto a stretcher with his leg still impaled on the spike – before being taken to hospital in a stable condition.
The operation to get him down from the fence was slow and delicate to keep the teacher comfortable, Fire and Rescue New South Wales Inspector John McDonough said.
‘We had a gentleman who decided to climb a fence so he could get out of the school he was teaching at,’ Insp McDonough said.
‘[Getting the man down from the fence] took longer than we would have liked but we were cutting pieces of metal and even the slightest movement can cause pain to the patient.
‘We took things very slowly. Ambulance workers and police were helping to stabilise the patient and the fire service was cutting away some of the heavy duty metal that was keeping him impaled.’
Insp McDonough urged others to be careful around slippery surfaces, especially this week as Sydney is hit by heavy rain and flooding.
The teacher was moved into an ambulance with his leg still impaled on the spike and taken to hospital in a stable condition
‘Under normal conditions he may have been able to make it over the fence,’ Insp McDonough said.
‘But with the wet weather we’ve had, my advice would be to stay away from slippery things.’
Daily Mail Australia has contacted the NSW Department of Education for further comment.
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