Construction worker injured in 30-foot fall from lift, Billings MT
A 49-year-old construction worker fell about 30 feet from a lift near Flight Avenue. He was conscious and breathing when emergency services arrived to stabilize and assist him. The lift was unstable, requiring careful handling.
Audio|Source: Yellowstone County Law Enforcment, Fire and EMS
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Transcript:
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Dispatch Engine 2 for stabilization of this equipment.
00:06
(name withheld).
00:09
Received Engine 1.
00:21
Engine 2, medical.
00:29
Engine 2,
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Respond to 2555 Flight Avenue for a 49-year-old male conscious and breathing, fell from a lift for Engine 1 requesting stabilization equipment.
00:51
Just to confirm, this is off of A.J.
00:54
Way, you see a new military compound that they're building.
01:00
Okay for a mention one.
01:08
One, medical.
01:21
Squad one AMR responds to one four one five first avenue north for a 48 year old male consciousness breathing fell off a forklift approximately at least 30 feet still gathering further use pack nine.
01:35
Fire dispatch, Medic 108 is, we believe, on scene, what is the name of the building?
01:45
Engine 1, fire dispatch on fire 1.
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Engine 1,
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Fire dispatch on fire 1.
02:03
Squad 1.
02:06
Just advising, the complaint is stating that there's a lift being held up by a forklift, and this is what the patient fell off of, but it is still unstable.
02:20
Squad 1 copies.
02:22
Is this the call that Engine 2 is going to?
02:30
Engine one, engine two, like that one.
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Fight engine two.
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Okay,
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We're getting close to you guys.
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Let us know what you need.
02:46
Maybe we can grab those before we walk in.
02:52
To copy you engine two, I'll let you.
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It's headed to 1415 1st Avenue North.
03:03
It sounds like this is going to be the same call that Engine 1 and Engine 2 are on.
03:13
Squad 1 copies or we cancel.
03:19
Complaint gave the wrong address.
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You can cancel.
03:22
They are not at that location.
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June 2, engine 1, attack 1.
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Go ahead.
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The way we got it secured here is going to be okay.
03:41
You can probably cancel.
03:46
We're on scene.
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We'll come in and just kind of help you guys out.
03:51
That sounds good.
03:52
If you want to drive all the way around, if you head west and then north and you'll come around to us.
03:59
Copy.
04:04
Medic 108 fire dispatch on fire 1.
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Did you copy? Cancel at the 1415 1st Avenue North?
04:13
Fire dispatch, medic 108, copy canceled.
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41 to St.V's, mileage is 33427.6.
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