Minor injuries reported in accident at water treatment plant
City of Raleigh officials confirm a person operating a front loader has sustained minor injuries after the equipment fell into an empty basin. OSHA is working to learn how this incident happened.
HEARD BACK. WE'RE LIVE IN
DURHAM. FLIP SIDE OR WRAL HAS
SEEN JUST TAKES YOUR BREATH
AWAY. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU.
FLEW IN AND WAKE COUNTY, A
CONTRACTOR HAD TO BE RESCUED
AFTER A CONSTRUCTION ACCIDENT
IN RALEIGH TODAY. TAKE A LOOK
HERE. SKY 5 FLEW OVER THE EM
JOHNSON WATER TREATMENT PLANT
THIS AFTERNOON. YOU SEE HERE
THIS FRONT END LOADER.
>> FELL INTO AN EMPTY BASIN
WHILE A MAN WAS OPERATING IT
RALEIGH, FIRE CREWS WERE ABLE
TO GET THEM OUT SAFELY. THE
WORKER WAS TAKEN TO THE
HOSPITAL AND IS BELIEVED TO
HAVE ONLY MINOR INJURIES FROM
THIS INVESTIGATION IN THIS
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