FFs Rescue Man Trapped Between Lumber on OR Train

May 24, 2020

Clackamas County firefighters used a rope system and aerial to free a man whoo fell between load of wood beams on a freight train.

By Janet Eastman

Source The Oregonian, Portland, Ore.

Firefighters use rope to secure the man between the load of beams before he is pulled from the train.

A man trapped by large wood beams on a freight train was rescued by a crew from Clackamas Fire District #1 Saturday morning.

After the man was pulled out from the lumber, he was brought down to safety with an aerial ladder.

The man was weak and had to be lifted away from the train, which was near Camp Withycombe, around Lawnfield Road and Minuteman Way.

The Clackamas Fire Technical Rescue Team secured a rope to the man and used the tip of an aerial ladder to extricate him. He was then taken to an area hospital.

The train track was shut down during the rescue, which started around 7:50 a.m. and lasted more than an hour.

A train worker performing a routine inspection reported the accident after he heard yelling and found the man, who said he boarded the train about 100 miles away in Eugene, fell between the large stacks of lumber and was trapped overnight.

The Technical Rescue Team is made up of Clackamas firefighters who are highly trained to perform complex rescues, using ropes and other equipment in confined spaces.

— Janet Eastman | 503-294-4072

[email protected] | @janeteastman

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