Man released from hospital after accident involving excavator at Hilton Head construction site
A man who was injured in a construction accident Thursday in the Shelter Cove Towne Centre area was treated and released from a Savannah hospital that evening, Hilton Head officials confirmed.
The accident occurred about 9:15 a.m. at 24 Shelter Cove Lane, where workers are constructing a building that will house Starbucks in front of the Kroger fuel station, according to Joheida Fister, spokesperson for Hilton Head Island Fire Rescue.
The man was taken by ambulance to the Hilton Head Airport, where he was then transported by a Lifestar helicopter to Memorial University Medical Center.
Fister said she didn’t know the complete extent of his injuries, but knows he didn’t have any broken bones.
The accident involved an excavator, Fister said, but she did not know details about how the accident occurred or the nature of the man’s injuries.
The man’s identity was not available.
This story was originally published August 2, 2018 at 2:09 PM.