Dedham Firefighters Rescue Worker Who Fell Into 15-Foot Trench
DEDHAM (CBS) -- A man suffered non-life-threatening injuries after falling into a 15-foot trench while working in Dedham Monday night.
Dedham Fire Department officials said that the man was working at the Spectra pipeline construction site on Route 1 northbound when he fell.
The worker was knocked unconscious and sustained neck and back injuries, but is expected to survive.
He was lifted out of the trench in a stokes basket by a backhoe on scene. Party was transported to BI by @FallonAmb pic.twitter.com/pEHpCiGcK8
— Dedham Fire Dept. (@DedhamFire) September 1, 2015
Firefighters rescued him by hooking a rescue basket up to a backhoe and pulling the worker out.
The worker's age has not been released and it's still not clear how he fell in.
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