PORTAGE, Wis. (WFRV) – First responders helped to rescue construction workers who got pinned in their lifts after nearly 100 trusses collapsed during an installation project in central Wisconsin.
Around 2 p.m. on Thursday, October 16, authorities with the Portage Fire Department say they were called to the Columbia County Highway Shop on Highway 16 for rescue efforts after the structure partially collapsed during an installation.
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It had been reported that two construction workers were pinned and trapped in separate lifts after 90 of the roughly 100 trusses that were being installed had collapsed.
Portage Fire Department
Portage Fire Department
Portage Fire Department
The workers were in two different lifts, roughly 25 to 35 feet in the air, uninjured but needed help getting out.
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Fire crews used a rope system to safely rescue both workers, who were then evaluated for injuries.
No injuries were reported.
