A worker is reportedly trapped in a piece of equipment at the KC-MO Harley-Davidson motorcycle plant near K.C.I. Airport..
Firefighters and MAST-EMS paramedics are on the scene at this time attempting to free the worker at the plant at 11401 North Congress.
A medical helicopter is enroute to fly the injured worker to a yet-unknown medical facility.
An update will be provided on this post as received....
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UPDATE - 1435 CST - Lifenet-1 medical helicopter has flown the injured Harley-Davidson worker to a Northland trauma center.
A paramedic reports the victim is "a 39-year-old male- crushed from his upper abdomen down" by a machine that exerted a "1-ton" pressure on the victim's body.
The man's condition was considered critical by the paramedic.
No other details yet....
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2 comments:
I'm skeptical about the need for a helicopter. Really skeptical.
How so?
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