Excavator falls at Courthouse Square demolition in Washington, Pa.

An excavator fell into a hole during demolition of the Courthouse Square building in the city of Washington on Tuesday morning, emergency dispatchers said.Sky 4, Pittsburgh’s only news chopper, showed video of the scene on West Beau Street.See the video of the excavator in the video player aboveA county spokesperson said the operator of the excavator was checked out at the scene and did not go to the hospital.The structure is being torn down to make way for a new Public Safety building, with construction expected to begin this summer.STATEMENT FROM WASHINGTON COUNTY:Washington County turned over the Courthouse Square site to Adamo Construction on Monday, March 2nd to start demolition of the building with public notice of the construction timeline and safety.The county is aware of an accident involving a piece of construction equipment this morning on the site. The operator was checked out at the scene as a precautionary measure.County leaders have requested a public safety incident report from the general contractor including the name of the operator and the company he was employed by as well as an update on the operator’s condition.This is a developing story. Stay with Pittsburgh’s Action News 4 for updates. Download the WTAE app to stay connected with breaking news. Sign up for our email newsletters to get breaking news in your inbox.

WASHINGTON, Pa. —

An excavator fell into a hole during demolition of the Courthouse Square building in the city of Washington on Tuesday morning, emergency dispatchers said.

Sky 4, Pittsburgh’s only news chopper, showed video of the scene on West Beau Street.

See the video of the excavator in the video player above

A county spokesperson said the operator of the excavator was checked out at the scene and did not go to the hospital.

The structure is being torn down to make way for a new Public Safety building, with construction expected to begin this summer.

STATEMENT FROM WASHINGTON COUNTY:

Washington County turned over the Courthouse Square site to Adamo Construction on Monday, March 2nd to start demolition of the building with public notice of the construction timeline and safety.

The county is aware of an accident involving a piece of construction equipment this morning on the site. The operator was checked out at the scene as a precautionary measure.

County leaders have requested a public safety incident report from the general contractor including the name of the operator and the company he was employed by as well as an update on the operator’s condition.

This is a developing story. Stay with Pittsburgh’s Action News 4 for updates.

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