Construction worker rescued after falling 15 feet into manhole at Atlanta job site

A construction worker was rescued overnight after falling about 15 feet into a manhole at a work site in southwest Atlanta, according to the Atlanta Fire Rescue Department.

Fire crews responded to the 100 block of Trinity Avenue, where they found a man trapped below ground. Officials said firefighters quickly secured the area and launched a technical rescue operation.

Using specialized equipment, crews placed the worker in a stokes basket and safely pulled him out of the confined space.

The man was alert and responsive during the rescue but complained of pain in his hip, lower back and arm. He was then transferred to EMS and taken to Grady Memorial Hospital for further evaluation.

Earlier information from a contractor on scene indicated the worker, a vacuum truck operator, had been working Tuesday night when he fell from a ladder into the large manhole at the site.

The cause of the fall remains unclear.