In a desperate bid to save a man’s life, paramedics and firefighters worked together late Tuesday night at a south London trucking facility.
The 35-year-old man was pinned under a forklift and had no vital signs by the time paramedics arrived at around 11 p.m. to the Central Transport site at 1030 Wilton Grove Rd.
The emergency response workers’ efforts, however, were in vain.
“We made attempts to resuscitate him while the London fire department did an outstanding job using an air bag system to lift the machine away,” said Thames EMS duty manager Chris Darby.
“When we arrived we were dealing with a patient who had no vital signs.”
It was a high-pressure situation, with crews working together in a tough situation to try to save the man’s life.
“As paramedics, we’re used to treating and transporting. In this case, with the extrication and the firefighters on scene, there was a heightened level of stress for everyone involved,” Darby said.
The man was extricated from underneath the machine and was transported to Victoria Hospital, but was pronounced dead.
“We’re obviously heartbroken over this incident,” said Mickey Blashfield, a spokesperson for Central Transport, where the industrial accident took place.
Central Transport hires out trucks and truckers to haul goods across the country and into the United States.
Because the trucks cross provincial and national borders, the company falls under federal jurisdiction.
While a workplace accident would normally be investigated by the provincial ministry of labour, this incident is being probed by Human Resource and Skills Development Canada.
On Wednesday, two police cars were stationed outside the Central Transport location in south London. Blashfield, who spoke from Central Transport’s Michigan-based corporate headquarters, said the company is working with officials to find out what exactly happened.
The name of the 35-year-old worker will not be released by London police, spokesperson Const. Dennis Rivest said.
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via The London Free Press.
In a desperate bid to save a man’s life, paramedics and firefighters worked together late Tuesday night at a south London trucking facility.
The 35-year-old man was pinned under a forklift and had no vital signs by the time paramedics arrived at around 11 p.m. to the Central Transport site at 1030 Wilton Grove Rd.
The emergency response workers’ efforts, however, were in vain.
“We made attempts to resuscitate him while the London fire department did an outstanding job using an air bag system to lift the machine away,” said Thames EMS duty manager Chris Darby.
“When we arrived we were dealing with a patient who had no vital signs.”
It was a high-pressure situation, with crews working together in a tough situation to try to save the man’s life.
“As paramedics, we’re used to treating and transporting. In this case, with the extrication and the firefighters on scene, there was a heightened level of stress for everyone involved,” Darby said.
The man was extricated from underneath the machine and was transported to Victoria Hospital, but was pronounced dead.
“We’re obviously heartbroken over this incident,” said Mickey Blashfield, a spokesperson for Central Transport, where the industrial accident took place.
Central Transport hires out trucks and truckers to haul goods across the country and into the United States.
Because the trucks cross provincial and national borders, the company falls under federal jurisdiction.
While a workplace accident would normally be investigated by the provincial ministry of labour, this incident is being probed by Human Resource and Skills Development Canada.
On Wednesday, two police cars were stationed outside the Central Transport location in south London. Blashfield, who spoke from Central Transport’s Michigan-based corporate headquarters, said the company is working with officials to find out what exactly happened.
The name of the 35-year-old worker will not be released by London police, spokesperson Const. Dennis Rivest said.
E-mail [email protected], read Kate’s blog, or follow Kateatlfpress on Twitter.
via The London Free Press.