Rescue personnel extricated a worker caught in a boring machine in an Interstate 70 construction zone in Ohio.
The Zanesville Timers Recorder reports units from the Zanesville, Ohio, police and fire departments as well as the Ohio State Highway Patrol were dispatched to the area near mile marker 155 in downtown Zanesville after reports of a worker caught in the machine, according to the call report from the Zanesville Police Department.
About an hour later, the first of two medical helicopters landed at the scene, according to the report. A surgery team from Genesis Hospital was also on scene.
Authorities said Christopher R. Siefker, 43, of Baltimore, was freed and taken to a hospital. His condition is unknown at this time.
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Source: Zanesville Times Recorder
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Frank Raczon has influenced and covered the equipment industry for 35 years, including 15 years as senior editor of Construction Equipment, and marketing, advertising, and public relations work for the industry's top manufacturers. He authored "Caterpillar: Modern Earthmoving Marvels" (Motorbooks, 2015), and has won numerous awards in his career, highlighted by nods from the Construction Writers Association, the Association of Equipment Manufacturers, the Business Marketing Association, and BtoB magazine. Raczon has also won awards from publishing peer groups such as ASBPE and TABPI.
