SOMERVILLE, MASS. (WHDH) - The Somerville Fire Department responded to a call to rescue a worker who fell down a trench around 2:50pm.

Officials say the 29-year-old contractor fell 15-feet down a hole.

Gravel then fell into the trench, landing on the worker’s back.

A rescue company used a tower ladder to remove the worker from the trench.

Officials say the victim was taken to MGH for hip injuries.

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