Crime & Safety
Worker Who Plunged Into Recycling Pit In Heavy Machinery Rescued
He was taken to the hospital.
SAN FRANCISCO, CA — A man was rescued Sunday after he plunged into a recycling pit while inside heavy machinery, the San Francisco Fire Department said.
Rescue teams were alerted at 11:45 a.m. about a man at Recology San Francisco located at 501 Tunnel Ave. who was working next to a pit full of recyclables and went off the edge while inside his front-end loader equipment.
The Fire Department utilized the same rescue approach they use for cliff rescues, such as hauling ropes, ladders and other equipment, to successfully get the man out of the pit, a spokesperson for the department said. He was taken to the hospital and is current condition was not available.
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