BOSTON (WHDH) - A worker has been hospitalized after he was pulled semi-conscious from a barge in East Boston Friday morning, officials said.
Emergency crews responding to a report of a worker trapped in a confined space found the man stuck in a 10-foot by 30-foot barge, according to a post on the Boston Fire Department’s Twitter page.
The worker, whose name was not released, was removed semi-conscious and taken to the hospital by paramedics.
His condition was not immediately available.
Semi-conscious worker removed from barge & transported by @BOSTON_EMS . pic.twitter.com/LeBgzA997N
— Boston Fire Dept. (@BostonFire) August 10, 2018
Tech Rescue Response to 336-404 Border St. East Boston at approx. 8:45 am for a worker trapped in a confined space. (1) worker confirmed inside an approx 10’X30’ wide barge. pic.twitter.com/9IJjiuYYun
— Boston Fire Dept. (@BostonFire) August 10, 2018
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