PITTSBURGH — A city employee was left injured after a bizarre accident involving a toilet.
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Video of the toilet shows the tank shattered with sharp jagged edges of porcelain sticking up, our news partners at WPXI in Pittsburgh reported.
“Along with EMS and the Sheriff’s units, requesting a city officer respond in the Mayor’s office area. They have a 65-year-old male with a gash to his leg after having a toilet explode,” a 911 call obtained by WPXI
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A spokesperson for Pittsburgh Mayor Ed Gainey’s office told WPXI the employee was injured when a plumbing fixture failed on the toilet.
The man reportedly suffered a cut to his leg but managed to walk to the ambulance for treatment.
“We’re not taken care of our own house,” City Councilman Anthony Coghill told WPXI.
For months, WPXI has been reporting on the poor conditions at the City-County building, the City Municipal Courts building, and other city-owned facilities in Pittsburgh.
Including peeling paint, broken urinals, fountains with mold, and elevators that don’t work.
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