Ogden and Riverdale Fire Departments heave rescue teams responded Friday afternoon to an individual who was trapped in a trench near 9th and Washington in Ogden.
Crews were working to, “extricate the trapped person,” according to Ogden Fire Department’s Twitter.
According to Batallion Chief Mike Slater of Ogden fire, a construction company was doing work in a trench when a 6,000 lbs. metal plate fell on a worker. Ogden fire responded and had the worker out of the trench in under an hour. He was transported to a local hospital. 14 firefighters assisted with the rescue
No further information on the patient’s condition has been made available at this time.
