A construction worker has fallen through some roofing, landing on a scaffolding pole in Doncaster, in Melbourne's outer east.

The worker had to be hoisted to safety by a crane after falling nearly 3 metres.

He was working on the 10-storey public housing development on Tram Rd, Doncaster when the accident happened.

Ambulance crews arrived to treat the man. The 25-year-old man was taken to Box Hill Hospital in a stable condition.