Worker falls headfirst from moving truck during road work, Westminster MD


A worker fell headfirst from a moving truck during road work on Locust Street in Westminster, MD. The worker sustained a serious head injury. Paramedics are on scene and a drone from the Sheriff's Office is deployed. The street is closed to all traffic due to the accident.
Audio|Source: Carroll County Law Enforcement
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Transcript:
00:00
Locust Street is going to be completely shut down, no traffic at all.
00:05
K-933 to 63-07.
00:09
Go ahead.
00:10
Am I able to get through using the alley by the station and the carnalograms?
00:15
Negative, that's right where the accident was when you did it block off.
00:20
Soundful.
00:21
You now so? C305[1]. The paramedic over here is advising that we may need reconstruction[2] if you could try to get whoever's on the team and I'll put my cell phone number on the card.
00:32
7-4-161 I know you guys are busy would you be able to make that notification?
00:39
Switch on attack one[3] for me.
00:41
Are you there?
00:42
What did he have? I'm on to sit down to where what he's got going on.
00:44
6305. We're on an industrial accident.
00:46
The paramedic said that he's got a pretty good head injury and they're trying to maintain his airway and he said that reconstruction[2] may be necessary.
00:55
Was it a motor vehicle accident?
00:56
Like you got run over or the vehicle was moving? Or was the vehicle stationary just fell out of a truck? No,
01:03
they're doing road workup here.
01:04
He fell out of a moving truck head first.
01:05
He was not ran over.
01:06
He made contact with one of our supervisors on the squad and see any things.
01:10
But that sounds more like a...
01:11
Industrial action is not something that will be covered by recon but I'll um I'll get back to you give me a little bit
01:17
Ten four I'll switch back
01:19
One two one sixty one
01:20
Go ahead
01:21
Does not sound like it's going to be a reconstruction[2]?
01:23
Just repeat does not
01:24
That's right
01:25
Sheriff's Office has a drone on scene.
01:27
161-1-102, I'm sorry, my screen and cut you off.
01:29
What was your last message?
01:30
1161, it's not going to be a reconstruction[2] if you just fell out of a vehicle.
01:33
Oh, I can't for it.
01:34
I thought too. I'm switching back to our main channel from Missoulli.
01:36
It's a minute.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
C305: Unit identifier (not a universal code, but referenced in coordination)
[2]
reconstruction: Accident reconstruction team (specialized traffic investigation)
[3]
attack one: Radio channel (not a crime code)
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Location mentioned:
Locust St, Westminster, MD 21157
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