News
By Caroline Houck
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January 19, 2012
The Charlottesville Fire Department rescued a male construction worker trapped on scaffolding in the Alderman Road dormitory housing construction site Tuesday afternoon.
Deputy Fire Chief Britt Grimm said the worker injured his leg when a wooden plank in the scaffolding broke, leaving him unable to travel down the ladder to the ground.
Once the fire crew arrived at Tree House Drive at 1:14 p.m., Grimm said his team ascended the ladder to assess the worker's injuries and determine the "safest method of getting him down."
"They used what we call a stokes basket," Grimm said.