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'Explosion' Injures 3 Workers At Facility In PA: Authorities (UPDATE) 'Explosion' Injures 3 Workers At Facility In PA: Authorities (UPDATE)
'Air Chamber Rupture' At Johnson Controls Injures 3 (Update) Multiple people were injured in an explosion-like event at a manufacturing plant in South Central Pennsylvania. Emergency crews were called to the "fire department incident" at Johnson Controls located at 100 Cumberland Valley Avenue in Waynesboro at 7:23 a.m., according to emergency dispatchers in Franklin County. "An air chamber rupture," was also reported to the police. They added that the incident is contained to the facility. Three people were injured, two of whom were airlifted to hospitals, according to dispatchers and witnesses. The extent of their injuries is unknown. Daily …

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MD Helicopter MedEvacs Man Wedged Between Rail Car, Conveyor Track In Chambersburg MD Helicopter MedEvacs Man Wedged Between Rail Car, Conveyor Track In Chambersburg
MD Helicopter MedEvacs Man Wedged Between Rail Car, Conveyor Track In Chambersburg A man with his legs caught between a rail car and a heavy-duty conveyor track in Pennsylvania was rescued, thanks in part to emergency crews from Maryland.  The call to the industrial accident happened at TB Woods located at 440 Fifth Avenue in Chambersburg at 10:52 a.m. on Monday, July 23, 2023, according to a release by the Franklin Fire Company.  According to his family, 20-year-old Colby Taylor was found trapped at the scene.  The fire company's Squad 41 "utilized the HyperTherm cutter, airbags, rams and cribbing" to free the man's legs.  "The complex incident required multiple torch…

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