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Maryland Worker Walks Away After Being Trapped 75 Feet Up In Sand Hopper (UPDATED) Maryland Worker Walks Away After Being Trapped 75 Feet Up In Sand Hopper (UPDATED)
Maryland Worker Walks Away After Being Trapped 75 Feet Up In Sand Hopper (Updated) What started as a terrifying technical rescue at an industrial site in Maryland ended with a rare outcome Friday afternoon: the worker walked away. A man who became trapped waist-deep inside an elevated sand hopper at a Cockeysville facility was freed and assisted safely to the ground after a complex rescue operation, according to the Baltimore County Fire Department. Fire crews rushed to a Maryland industrial site after a worker was found trapped inside an elevated sand hopper. Baltimore County Fire Department Firefighters were called to the 10800 block of Beaver Dam Road in Baltim…
Worker Injured As Trash Truck ‘Explosion’ Blasts Garbage Across Street In DMV (PHOTOS) Worker Injured As Trash Truck ‘Explosion’ Blasts Garbage Across Street In DMV (PHOTOS)
Worker Injured As Trash Truck ‘Explosion’ Blasts Garbage Across Street In DMV (Photos) A quiet Maryland neighborhood was rocked Monday evening when what was first reported as a trash truck explosion sent debris flying and left one worker in the hospital, officials said. Montgomery County Fire and Rescue crews responded to Tulip Drive in Gaithersburg around 7 p.m. Sept. 8 after 911 callers reported a commercial vehicle fire and explosion, according to department spokesperson Pete Piringer. When crews arrived, they found a garbage truck spilling trash and glass across the road.  The scene of the explosion in Montgomery County. Twitter/@mcfrsPIO Officials later cla…
Nippon Steel Deal Could Change After Deadly Clairton Coke Works Explosion: US Steel Nippon Steel Deal Could Change After Deadly Clairton Coke Works Explosion: US Steel
Nippon Steel Deal Could Change After Deadly Clairton Coke Works Explosion: US Steel U.S. Steel says its multi-billion-dollar Nippon Steel deal remains on track despite the Aug. 11 explosion at the Clairton Coke Works that killed two workers and injured 10. But at a press conference Tuesday, Aug. 12, the company hinted changes to the agreement could be coming — and won’t be known until the investigation into the deadly blast is complete. The facility was preparing for routine maintenance when a gas build-up triggered an explosion at coke oven batteries 13 and 14 at 10:51 a.m., Allegheny County Emergency Services said. The pressure valve released to batteries 19 and 20, creat…