A man, who had been pinned under a wall at a construction site, was removed by Canton firefighters and rescue technicians Monday.
The worker who was on his back spoke with his rescuers during the operation. Co-workers lifted the wall off him before firefighters arrived, Canton Fire Chief Wendell Robery told WCVB.
Crews immobilized and treated him before he was lowered to the ground by aerial ladder.
He was transported to a hospital with back and leg injuries.
Susan Nicol is the news editor for Firehouse.com. She is a life member and active with the Brunswick Volunteer Ambulance & Rescue Company, Oxford Fire Company and Brunswick Vol. Fire Co. Susie has been an EMT in Maryland since 1976. Susie is vice-president of the Frederick County Fire/Rescue Museum. She is on the executive committee of Frederick County Volunteer Fire and Rescue Association. She also is part of the Maryland Institute for Emergency Medical Services Systems (MIEMSS) Region II EMS Council. Susie is a board member of the American Trauma Society, Maryland Division. Prior to joining the Firehouse team, she was a staff writer for The Frederick News-Post, covering fire, law enforcement, court and legislative issues.
