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Man Trapped Under Forklift Rescued At Lancaster Plant: Police Man Trapped Under Forklift Rescued At Lancaster Plant: Police
Man Trapped Under Forklift Rescued At Lancaster Plant: Police Firefighters freed a man trapped under a forklift at a Lancaster manufacturing plant after a terrifying accident early Wednesday morning, Dec. 18, police said. Emergency crews rushed to the Armstrong Plant at 1067 Dillerville Road around 6:34 a.m., after a tow motor overturned, pinning the operator’s leg beneath it, according to Lancaster City Police. With quick action from rescue teams, the man was freed before 7 a.m., dispatch confirmed. He was taken to a hospital with injuries to his leg, which were described as non-life-threatening, police added. The man’s current condition has not…

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by Jillian Pikora
Police & Fire
Irate Target Warehouse Employee Punches Police In Montco: Authorities Irate Target Warehouse Employee Punches Police In Montco: Authorities
Irate Target Warehouse Employee Punches Police In Montco: Authorities A worker at the Target Sortation Center in Upper Merion punched a police officer in the head while being escorted off the property last week, according to authorities.  Officers were called to the warehouse, 900 River Road, around 2:30 a.m. on Oct. 28 for a "disturbance," Upper Merion police said.  An uncertified employee had been operating a forklift and refused to leave the warehouse, prompting security to call police, officials said.  While escorting the employee to the parking lot, police said she "began walking towards one of the officers with her hand concealed in…

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by Mac Bullock
Police & Fire
Man Hospitalized After Being Pinned Under Forklift In MontCo: Officials Man Hospitalized After Being Pinned Under Forklift In MontCo: Officials
Man Hospitalized After Being Pinned Under Forklift In MontCo: Officials A man was injured in an industrial accident in Montgomery County on Monday, March 7, sources confirmed.  First responders were called to the 600 block of North Lewis Road in Limerick Township for a technical rescue just before 2:25 p.m., said Montgomery County Public Affairs Coordinator Todd Stieritz. A man was pinned underneath a forklift and had to be rescued by firefighters, he said. He was then taken by ambulance to an area hospital, Stieritz said. Officials were unable to confirm whether the victim worked for a manufacturing company with an address on that street. Fur…

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by Nicole Acosta