A boom truck malfunction left its operator stranded several feet off the ground in Smyrna, Tennessee, on Tuesday, prompting a fire department response that ended with the worker safely back on solid ground. Firefighters used an aerial ladder to bring the person down after the equipment failed mid-operation.
According to the Smyrna, TN Fire Department, crews were dispatched following a report of a failed boom truck that had left its operator stranded several feet in the air. Ladder 5 responded to the scene and used its aerial apparatus to rescue the stranded worker, the department said in its post.
The department’s account does not specify where in Smyrna the incident occurred, how high the operator was stuck, what caused the boom truck to fail, or whether the worker suffered any injuries during the ordeal. It also does not identify the operator or say how long the rescue took.
Not an Isolated Type of Call for Fire Crews
Stranded workers in malfunctioning elevated equipment have turned up more than once this year in other parts of the country. In Huntley, Illinois, firefighters were called out after an aerial lift began smoking and stopped working, leaving an adult male contractor stuck 80 to 100 feet above a water tower, according to shawlocal.com…