Crews rescue construction worker who fell 20 feet into pit

Wareham officials say the victim had been stuck for an undetermined amount of time.

WAREHAM, MASS. (WLNE)-

Wareham Fire Department responded to Wareham Water Pollution Control Facility at 7:19 a.m.  on Tuesday for a construction worker than had fallen more than 20 feet below ground in a construction pit area.

The victim, a foreman on the job site, had been found semi-conscious by construction workers with injuries to his head, face and legs. It is unknown how long the man had been stuck. “No one really knows how long he was down there. They had come across him as some other workers went down in the hole, to check and see what was going on, and that’s when they discovered he was down on the ground,” says Wareham Assistant Chief John Kelley.

The worker was secured on a stretcher, which was then fastened to the end Tower 1 with rescue rope.

Once brought to ground level, several Wareham firefighters assisted in getting him further care from Wareham EMS.

The rescue was completed by 8:11 a.m.

A total of 21 WFD members were involved in the incident, either by participating directly in the rescue or covering fire headquarters for any additional responses.

ABC6 News did reach out to Wes Construction, overseeing the approximately $8.7 million dollar expansion project at the time of the accident as well as Project Engineer GHD, neither were available to comment.

There is currently no update on the victim’s condition.