CHESAPEAKE, Va. (WAVY)– A construction worker is hurt following an industrial accident in Chesapeake.
According to officials, fire crews were called to a construction site in the 900 block of Battlefield Boulevard at 8:45 a.m. for the report of an injured worker. Construction was being done for new apartments when contractors were placing a storm drain infrastructure inside a 10-foot-deep trench.
During the operation, a worker injured their lower and was unable to safely exit the trench without assistance. Fire crews implemented a low-angle rescue system and utilized a Stokes basket to carefully remove the worker from the trench.
The worker was successfully removed at 9:08 a.m. and transferred to a waiting medic unit for treatment. The worker was later transported to a local hospital…