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Worker rescued after falling 9 feet down manhole

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July 26, 2010 8:33 AM

Scott Lawrence

Beaumont - Beaumont firefighters have rescued a construction worker who fell into an open manhole and plunged about 9 feet, according to information the Beaumont Fire Department provided to KFDM News.

Investigators say the man suffered a broken leg.

A dispatcher says at about 8:30 a.m. Monday the man fell into an open manhole on Calder at 9th where he was working on the Calder Drainage Project.

Investigators say the worker removed a piece of plywood covering the manhole and fell into it when he was backing up.

Firefighters used special equipment to get into a larger opening and rescue the worker after 20-30 minutes.

They placed him on a backboard and pulled him to the street.

He was taken by ambulance to Christus Hospital St. Elizabeth.

The man was conscious and talking with rescuers.

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petesakes

9:37 AM on July 26, 2010

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Why is he a victim? Did some one throw him in there?

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bluntman

12:56 PM on July 26, 2010

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The enterprise wanted to add more drama and added 6ft to the fall....I guess 9ft did not sound manly enough.

http://www.beaumontenterprise.com/news/local/man_falls_15_feet_down_a_manhole_in_beaumont.html

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carekat

1:49 PM on July 26, 2010

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He's a worker on the construction site?, and he falls into a manhole he knows they are working on. Does he have a brain? If you work there and know there are going to hazards, wouldn't you be a little more careful? Dummy!!

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snchivo53

2:05 PM on July 26, 2010

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By the pictures, I only see a baricade around the excavation area and not around an open manhole with a ladder sticking out. Either he was a small man or the ladder wasn't there. At any case, what kind of safety do they teach their workers. Good luck with that leg and be weary of workman's comp.

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jacksass

5:51 PM on July 26, 2010

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to plunge i think you have to go head first....
lets have a do over...
i call mulligan...
it says he removed the plywood covering the hole then backed in it....
uh.....that is stupid... i would know,,, ive never plunged but ive burnt,stomped,hit,cut,smashed every digit and appendage on my body..
i feel his pain.............................. bill dance would be proud to call him son....

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kingteddybear

7:18 PM on July 26, 2010

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Lo sentimos mi amigo. Espero que pierna sana rápido. Ver usted en su trabajo. Mi hermano tomó su trabajo.

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jacksass

4:45 AM on July 27, 2010

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go leadhead,, i like how you get your own thumns up but no comment....
i think you found davids wormhole.....
im hoping hes an undercover terrorist, he writes like one....
sleeper he is.... literally... he went to msu...................
i think the seven dwarfs graduated from there............
or the staff at kfdm, sleepy, happy, drunki and of course snow white....
the other 4 work for obama........................ along with that dog from little rascals... they changed the dogs name though, its whitey now..................