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Boynton Beach Fire Rescue frees construction worker trapped under cement structure near Hunters Run

Technical Rescue Team and Special Operations conducted a trench rescue to free the worker
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BOYNTON BEACH, Fla. — Boynton Beach Fire Rescue conducted a trench rescue near the Hunters Run community Thursday morning, after a construction accident.

The city says a construction worker became trapped under a cement structure at a site off Congress Avenue, just south of Summit Drive. The Technical Rescue Team and Special Operations conducted the trench rescue to free him.

The worker was transported to a local hospital for treatment, and OSHA will be conducting an investigation.