New City - Technical Rescue - 11/23/12

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Date: 11/23/2012

Time: 1330hrs (1:30pm)

Location: 13 Germonds Rd (X Broward Dr)

District: Nanuet Fire District (Dept # 9)

Frequency: 44 Control, New City PD

Agencies on Scene: Nanuet Fire Department, Pearl River Fire Department, Nanuet Ambulance Corps, Rockland Paramedics, Rockland Regional Technical Rescue Team, Clarkstown Police Department, Clarkstown Building Department, Con Ed Orange & Rockland, Occupational Health & Safety Administration (OSHA), Rockland County Sheriff, Clarkstown Highway Dept., Clarkstown Sewer Dept.

Agencies at Landing Zone: West Nyack Fire Department, STAT Flight

Agencies on Standby at Nanuet HQ: Spring Valley Fire Department

Weather Conditions: Mostly Sunny, 52 Degrees

Details: A contractor working in a trench on a gas line became trapped when the trench collapsed. It took approx 2 hours to extricate the worker who was pined by large rocks and stuck in 6 feet of clay and dirt. The patient, who was conscious, was driven by Nanuet EMS to Albertus Magnus High School to meet STAT Flight and then was flown to Westchester Medical Center. OSHA is investigating.

Reporters: firedude

Writer: firedude

Lohud Article: http://www.lohud.com...|text|Frontpage

New City Patch Article (With Great Photos): http://newcity.patch...nch-in-new-city

Nanuet EMS Article: http://www.nanuetems....cfm?News_ID=48

Rockland County FireWatch Incident info: http://www.44-control.net/History.aspx