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BlueWaveNeverEnd

(10,198 posts)
Fri May 17, 2024, 07:34 PM May 2024

Amazon delivery driver falls down 12-foot hole after stepping out of van in California

https://www.modbee.com/latest-news/5wv6sb/picture288552971/alternates/LANDSCAPE_1140/Down%20in%20a%20hole%201

The Modesto Fire Department rescued an Amazon delivery driver who fell into a 12-foot hole as he stepped out of his van in Oakdale on Thursday afternoon, according to an incident summary report.

The delivery driver was trapped for over an hour as 23 Fire Department personnel attempted to pull him out. He was eventually removed and was transported to a local hospital with non-life threatening injuries.

The incident occurred near the intersection of J Street and Cabernet Drive. MFD spokesman Jim Black said the delivery driver did not fall all the way down the hole — a metal grate supported the man and prevented him from succumbing to the full depth of the drainage pipe.

It was unknown as of Friday if the grate was already down in the hole or if it fell when the delivery driver stepped on it. Regardless, the grate prevented further injuries to the man, said Black.

Read more at: https://www.sacbee.com/news/california/article288557639.html#storylink=cpy
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Amazon delivery driver falls down 12-foot hole after stepping out of van in California (Original Post) BlueWaveNeverEnd May 2024 OP
Scary DFW May 2024 #1
Another article says that the grate was 10 feet down the hole. sl8 May 2024 #2
long way to fall BlueWaveNeverEnd May 2024 #4
It sure is. sl8 May 2024 #5
It puts the package behind the bush JoseBalow May 2024 #3

sl8

(16,245 posts)
5. It sure is.
Sat May 18, 2024, 06:37 AM
May 2024

I was curious as to whether he fell 1 foot or 11 feet.

If he hit an unmoving grate at 10 feet down, that doesn't seem much better than hitting the bottom of the 12 foot deep hole. Perhaps the grate started out higher up and was pushed lower by the impact of the driver, in which case I could see how it might effectively break his fall.

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