Directly from www.bit.ly/4A7dL: Williams, Leslie. "Construction worker caught in concrete mixer rescued by New Orleans firefighters." Nola.com. 12 Oct. 2009. Web. 13 Oct. 2009.
New Orleans firefighters, after an hourlong effort using nearly a half-dozen tools, extricated a construction worker from a small cement mixer Monday afternoon at the B.W. Cooper public housing site on Earhart Boulevard.
The man, with blood smeared on both sides of his face, was loaded into an ambulance and taken to a local hospital. "He's in guarded condition," said Jeb Tate, a spokesman for New Orleans Emergency Medical Services. His right arm was "mangled" in the machinery, said Chris E. Mickal, New Orleans Fire Department 2nd District Chief. The construction worker, believed to be in his 20s, also was impaled in his cheek and the top of his head; his facial wounds were about a half-inch deep, Mickal said.
Willie Hollins said the work vest of his brother, Isaac Lee, got caught in the machinery and it pulled him in up to his waist. Hollins said he was working with Lee when the accident occurred."I cut the mixer off and pushed it over," said Hollins, then called for help. Officials have not released the injured man's identity.The injured man works for Boh Brothers, which is building roads through a razed part of the public housing complex near South Dorgenois and Erato streets, Mickal said.
A team of about 20 firefighters responded, said Mickal, who also served as the incident commander on the scene.Firefighters began trying to free the worker about 2:40 p.m."We got him free about 3:40 p.m.," Mickal said. "We used the Jaws of Life (to pry things open), a Saws All, a socket set, pry bars, cribbing to stabalize and other tools."
New Orleans firefighters, after an hourlong effort using nearly a half-dozen tools, extricated a construction worker from a small cement mixer Monday afternoon at the B.W. Cooper public housing site on Earhart Boulevard.
The man, with blood smeared on both sides of his face, was loaded into an ambulance and taken to a local hospital. "He's in guarded condition," said Jeb Tate, a spokesman for New Orleans Emergency Medical Services. His right arm was "mangled" in the machinery, said Chris E. Mickal, New Orleans Fire Department 2nd District Chief. The construction worker, believed to be in his 20s, also was impaled in his cheek and the top of his head; his facial wounds were about a half-inch deep, Mickal said.
Willie Hollins said the work vest of his brother, Isaac Lee, got caught in the machinery and it pulled him in up to his waist. Hollins said he was working with Lee when the accident occurred."I cut the mixer off and pushed it over," said Hollins, then called for help. Officials have not released the injured man's identity.The injured man works for Boh Brothers, which is building roads through a razed part of the public housing complex near South Dorgenois and Erato streets, Mickal said.A team of about 20 firefighters responded, said Mickal, who also served as the incident commander on the scene.Firefighters began trying to free the worker about 2:40 p.m."We got him free about 3:40 p.m.," Mickal said. "We used the Jaws of Life (to pry things open), a Saws All, a socket set, pry bars, cribbing to stabalize and other tools."
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