Firefighters Thursday rescued a delivery truck driver who fell into an excavation about two feet in diameter and 50 feet deep at a construction site in the Beverly Crest area of Los Angeles.
The accident was reported about 8:40 a.m. in the 1600 block of San Ysidro Drive, the Los Angeles Fire Department reported. The 30-year-old man was brought to safety about 9:35 a.m., and was treated for cuts to his head and face. He was taken to a hospital in fair condition. Rescuers introduced fresh air into the hole via a "confined space ventilation system,'' and lowered a harness on a rope, which the man secured around his body, Humphrey said. "Firefighters used an aerial ladder truck in a crane-like fashion, and delicately raised him to ground level with the fire truck's winch,'' Humphrey said.