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Worker Rescued from 24-Foot Landfill Trench | Jefferson City News
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A worker suffered serious injuries after a tractor and hydroseeder plunged into a 24-foot-deep trench at the Columbia Landfill. Fire crews raced to the scene, secured the area, and used trench rescue gear to extract the conscious but hurt worker—later transported to the hospital. The incident underscores the extreme dangers faced by workers handling heavy machinery on unstable ground, even as relief grows that the man survived.
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