An injured caver has been rescued from a disused mine in South Shropshire after a six-and-a-half hour operation. The 24-year-old was deep underground at Snailbeach near Minsterley when she had an epileptic seizure. More than 50 people from the Midlands Cave Rescue Organisation were involved in the rescue along with West Midlands Ambulance Service staff. The woman, who also injured her back, was winched 300ft to the surface and taken to hospital on Wednesday evening. A spokesman for the West Midlands Ambulance Service said the alarm had been raised by the woman’s companions just before...

Two workers performing routine maintenance in a large underground tank, were rescued today after one fell and was injured, and the other followed him down trying to try to help. At 12:06 pm on Friday, November 18, 2011, the Los Angeles Fire Department responded to a “Confined Space Rescue” at 3171 North Gaffey Street near Harbor City. A large response was dispatched and even more resources were called to the scene, when it was confirmed that two male employees were approximately 27 feet below ground and in need of help. The incident would require a very technical rescue to be...

FENTON TWP. — A dramatic rescue attempt in Fenton Township is not enough to save one worker who fell into a manhole. NBC25 talked with one man who risked it all to try and help some strangers from certain death. Schwan Representative Paul Burt was delivering to a home in Linden shortly after 4 p.m. Wednesday when he heard the police siren. He rushed across the street to Prices Airport and found that two workers had fallen 20 feet into a manhole and were floating face down in two feet of water. He didn’t hesitate to jump in. “I was a firefighter in the military with confined...

A series of fatal industrial accidents have occurred in recent weeks, ringing an alarm for both employers and employees over deteriorating workplace safety. Experts say the lack of safety awareness is the main culprit behind a growing number of man-made tragedies, stressing that the government should enforce stricter safety regulations at construction sites and other workplaces vulnerable to various accidents. They also say workers themselves should take all possible safety precautions and abide by rules, with management paying more attention to their employee’s well-being. At 1 a.m....

Two UCC students and a Glide Middle School girl were injured in a crash Wednesday morning in Glide. Reports came in at around 7:45 a.m., that a car with three people inside left Glide Loop Road and crashed over an embankment down to the river. Three people were injured and transported to Mercy Medical Center, with what officers say appear to be serious, but non-life threatening injuries. Police say the driver was Karina Dee McKenzie, 19, of Idleyld Park. Officers say she was driving a 13-year-old middle school student to class, and then was headed to UCC with her other passenger, Jessica Ann...