Overview

• The worker fell into a void at a demolition site for a new medical campus in Louisville, becoming trapped under rubble.
• The rescue operation involved stabilizing the area and removing debris by hand, using tools like vacuum trucks and propane heaters.
• Firefighters were able to communicate with the worker, who remained conscious and alert, and was later transported to the University of Louisville Hospital.
• Louisville Mayor Craig Greenberg praised the rescue team for their skill and perseverance in the challenging trench rescue.
• This incident follows another industrial accident in Louisville earlier this week, where a plant explosion resulted in two fatalities.