Devon Bridge Milford CT : Worker hurt after falling through Stratford bridge
In Connecticut at Devon Bridge Milford CT a 55-year-old woman fell around 50 feet through a 3-by-5-foot hole in the Washington Bridge, which connects Stratford to Milford, on Tuesday morning. The woman, an employee of the contractor repairing the bridge, was rescued by firefighters using ropes and taken to Bridgeport Hospital for treatment. Devon Bridge Milford CT is the bridge that connects Stratford to Milford. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration is investigating the incident. The fire department’s high-angle rope rescue was described as “very uncommon,” but the department was trained and ready to use it. The rehabilitation of the bridge is a $20 million project slated for completion in June.
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A portion of the Washington Bridge in Stratford was blocked off and labeled with “hole” on Tuesday. Stratford firefighters performed a high-angle rope rescue to reach a woman who fell as much as 50 feet from the bridge onto a barge in the Housatonic River, officials say.
The Washington Bridge (Route 1) and a construction barge, seen from the Stratford side of the Housatonic River in Stratford on Tuesday.
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