Painter survives falling from the seventh floor of a building in the Southwest of the State A painter fell from the seventh floor while painting a building in the center of Pato Branco, in the Southwest of Paraná. Despite falling approximately 24 meters, he survived without serious injuries, according to the Fire Department. The accident happened on Tuesday morning (21). The worker fell onto a gas plant, which is three or four meters above the ground. ? Follow g1 Foz do Iguaçu and the region on WhatsApp Sergeant Marcio Greco explained that the safety equipment the worker was wearing prevented him from falling into a free fall. "Nothing very serious. He may have a fractured collarbone. From the height he fell, he is doing very well. The equipment protected him. Even though he fell, he did not free fall," said the sergeant. Painter falls from the seventh floor while painting a building in Pato Branco. Bruno Fernandes/RPC The man was rescued with body pain and taken to a hospital in Pato Branco. RPC, a TV Globo affiliate in Paraná, found that he is an employee of a company that provides painting services and the owner went to the location and provided support to the worker. The name of the company was not disclosed. The circumstances of the fall will be investigated. Read also: Innocent people shot, teenage suspect and crime motivated by revenge: Understand details of shooting attack in PR 'She's a sweetheart': Young man who broke a tooth at a nightclub in PR was attended to by a dentist friend in the early hours of the morning Remember the case: Body is found in a river, and police confirm it is that of a 70-year-old woman who went out to buy property in Paraná Most watched videos on g1 Paraná: Read more news on g1 Paraná.