Construction worker dies after drilling rigs falls on top of him
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A construction worker has died after a drilling rig that was being used to move heavy equipment fell on top of him while he was working.
A construction worker has died after a drilling rig that was being used to move heavy equipment fell on top of him while he was working. The deadly incident happened on Tuesday at approximately 8:30 p.m. local time in downtown Philadelphia near a train station. Heavy equipment was being moved off a tractor-trailer to a construction site when a drilling rig that was being used to lift equipment in the area fell onto a worker, fire officials told ABC Philadelphia station WPVI. Officials have not yet named the 55-year-old man but said he became trapped beneath the equipment and that it took about 15 minutes to free him from the scene of the accident, according to WPVI. The man was immediately taken to a local hospital, where he died from his injuries suffered in the construction accident. The rig operator was also injured in the incident and was hospitalized for treatment but their condition was unknown.More Related News