Rescue Caught on Video: Construction Worker Falls Into Trench on the Job, Coworker Jumps In After Him
When a construction worker in Scottsdale, Arizona, fell into a 25-foot trench at a worksite on Monday morning, a fellow worker jumped down to rescue him — but he also got stuck. The crew had been installing a sewage…
When a construction worker in Scottsdale, Arizona, fell into a 25-foot trench at a worksite on Monday morning, a fellow worker jumped down to Rescue him — but he also got stuck.
The crew had been installing a sewage pipe, according to KNXV-TV.
The Scottsdale Fire Department was called in to assist at the scene.
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“Scottsdale Fire worked a first Alarm Trench Rescue with our valley regional partners this morning,” the department shared on Facebook. “The incident involved two individuals needing to be pulled from a 25-foot trench.
“One was injured but stable and the other originally went in to help his coworker. The two were safely removed from the trench, with the injured worker transported to an area hospital.”
The 43-year-old man who fell into the trench sustained head and neck injuries, but the man who jumped in after him was fine, according to