BREAKING NEWS Man injured following accident at Anytime Fitness in Box Hill
NSW Police and NSW Ambulance attended Anytime Fitness on Terry Rd, Box Hill about 3.15pm on Friday.
Emergency services at first believed the man had suffered a gunshot wound but upon arrival determined he had been involved in a workplace injury, Daily Telegraph reported.
A spokesperson for NSW Ambulance told Daily Mail Australia the man had fallen approximately two metres and sustained a forearm injury.
He was taken to Westmead Hospital.
NSW Police confirmed it was a 'workplace incident' and had been handed over to Safework NSW.
More to come.
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