Units were called for mutual aid for a trench incident.
Troutman's Trench team made it about 30 miles before being cancelled, but a few
of us decided to continue on to the location to see the scene. The bucket
from the track hoe fell off, hitting the concrete and then falling on the
victim, breaking his leg.
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Rescue trucks on scene.
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Area with porta-potties set up and rehab.
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Rehab in process.
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Trench from where rescue made.
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Bucket and concrete showing where bucket hit before falling on victim.
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Hoe Jaw that released bucket.
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From other side of pit.
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Taking the air shores out after incident.
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Releasing shores has to be in reverse order of how they were
installed.
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Ropes guide the first shore released.
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Pulling up a wall support.
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Teams pulling up the support.
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Guiding the shore back to the top.
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Ropes guide and carry the shore.
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Closer look at the pulling up support.
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Close up of damage to concrete.
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Disassembling the wall supports for storage in truck.
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Reloading the truck for next time.
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