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Maryland State Police Helicopter Used To Hoist Injured Worker Who Fell From Roof Maryland State Police Helicopter Used To Hoist Injured Worker Who Fell From Roof
Maryland State Police Helicopter Used To Hoist Injured Worker Who Fell From Roof A Maryland State Police helicopter came to the rescue of a 25-year-old construction worker across state lines in West Virginia after he took a fall off a roof. On Monday, Maryland State Police Aviation Command rescued a construction worker who fell two stories while working on a home in Hardy County in the Ashton Woods area.  Based out of Cumberland, the helicopter was called in by the Moorefield Volunteer Fire Department and West Hardy Emergency Medical Service due to the severity of the worker's injuries, and the challenging terrain that may have led to a lengthy extraction…
One Airlifted To Hospital After Construction Site Injury In Harford County One Airlifted To Hospital After Construction Site Injury In Harford County
One Airlifted To Hospital After Construction Site Injury In Harford County A construction worker in Harford County suffered serious injuries and had to be airlifted to an area hospital after falling out of a truck and into the foundation of a home in Joppa.  First responders were called before noon on Tuesday, Sept. 3 to the 1400 block of Philadelphia Road, where there was a reported injury at the construction site with a possibly unstable truck at the scene. Harford According to a Harford County Volunteer Fire and EMS spokesperson, the injured person was airlifted by a state police helicopter to shock trauma in Baltimore for treatment and evaluations …
Baltimore City DPW Crew Member Dies On The Job After 'Medical Situation,' Officials Say Baltimore City DPW Crew Member Dies On The Job After 'Medical Situation,' Officials Say
Baltimore City DPW Crew Member Dies On The Job After 'Medical Situation,' Officials Say A Baltimore City Department of Public Works crew member died on the job late on Friday afternoon, officials say. On Aug. 2, toward the end of his shift, Robert Silver II suffered a "medical situation" while riding in their truck that required immediate intervention in the Barclay neighborhood in Northeast Baltimore. He was a "dedicated crew member" of the Baltimore City Department of Public Works' Bureau of Solid Waste, officials said. Paramedics were called to the scene, and Silver was rushed to an area hospital, where he later was pronounced dead. "We are still working with the crew and…