July 19, 2024 |
Photo – Injured man being moved to helicopter – By Matt Copeland Bigfoot 99
A contractor was life flighted to Casper following a construction related incident in Hanna.
Around 4:00pm Wednesday afternoon, a worker was injured in a trench collapse on School Street in Hanna.
Crews from Grizzly Excavating & Construction have been replacing water lines in old town Hanna for several weeks. While working on the underground pipes, the walls of the trench collapsed and crushed the man’s legs.
Unconfirmed reports say the trench walls were not properly supported.
South Central Wyoming EMS and the Hanna Fire Department were on the scene soon after the incident. The unnamed man was removed from the ditch and placed in the back of an ambulance while a Classic Air Medical helicopter was dispatched from Rawlins.
Roughly 20 minutes later, the medical helicopter landed in the empty lot on the corner of School and 2nd Streets, formerly the home of the Hanna Elementary School.
Approximately 30 minutes after landing, the injured man was taken from the ambulance and placed into the helicopter. He appeared conscience and awake and had large splints on his legs.
After taking off, the Classic Air Medical helicopter flew the man to Banner Wyoming Medical Center in Casper.
Grizzly Excavating is working on the second phase of the Sixth Penny Tax funded project to replace Hanna’s deteriorating water mains along Front Street, Main Street, and Mineral Drive.
