Man seriously injured by chain at DECD area dumpster site, Mercer County PA


A man was seriously injured when a chain struck his head while he was removing a dumpster with a forklift in the DECD area near Atlantic Road. Emergency services are responding and a medical helicopter is being arranged due to the severity of the injury.
Audio|Source: Mercer County Fire/EMS
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A counter for a traumatic injury at DECD area near Atlantic Road.
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Section 500, Robert Respond, Dean Dary is near Atlantic Road. They will have somebody at the entrance station for you, a 45-year-old male.
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They were removing a dumpster with a forklift, the chain came back and smacked him in the head.
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Two large dashes on top of his head, he is conscious and breathing.
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Mercer County, PA
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