Houston Worker Trapped 25 Feet Underground

Crews used a basket hooked to a crane to pull the man out.
June 20, 2007

HOUSTON --

A worker was trapped 25 feet below ground at a construction site on Tuesday, KPRC Local 2 reported.

Firefighters said the worker fell into the hole at the site on Stuebner Airline Road near Erinwood Drive at about 11 a.m.

Crews used a basket hooked to a crane to pull the man out.

The man was transported to a nearby hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

The cause of the incident is under investigation.

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