Excavator falls into trench on Front Street
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Kaitlyn McAvoy
An excavator working on the Front Street construction fell into a 6-feet-deep trench Friday afternoon. The operator was inside the cab of the excavator when the heavy piece of equipment tipped over the edge of the trench, which was dug to install the new water line. The operator was able to escape the crushed cab after the fall and was not seriously injured.
Friday afternoon an excavator fell into a trench on Front Street located between the Sentinel office and the Kadin building.
The incident occurred shortly before 4:30 p.m. Friday, March 9. The trench, approximately six-feet-deep, had been dug to install a new water line as part of Wrangell’s road and utility improvement project.
The fall crushed the cab of the 320 excavator. An operator employed by Southeast Earthmovers was inside the cab at the time of the fall, but was able to escape from the trench without serious injury.
After the fall, the operator went to the Wrangell Medical Center for...
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