2006年11月13日,在0611小时,T。佩恩斯维尔ownship (OH) Fire Department Station 1 was dispatched for a report of a “man with his clothes trapped in a machine” at Dyson and Sons, 55 Freedom Road. The responding firefighters received no other dispatch information or updates. Dyson and Sons is a heavy industrial complex that specializes in working with and forging large specialty steel appliances. A lieutenant and four firefighters staff Station 1. Because of the mysterious nature of the call and the time of day, the station officer in charge (OIC) augmented the normal equipment response for this type of call (an engine and medic unit) with a technical rescue vehicle. Weather did not affect the response, and the duty crew was briefly delayed at a train crossing for about one minute.
On arrival, we saw numerous employees running around, pointing to the warehouse where the victim was located, the first indication that this was something more than just “clothes trapped in a machine.” We walked through the warehouse to the victim’s location, approximately 75 feet from our entrance point. We observed a 37-year-old male who was standing; what appeared to be his coat and sweatshirt were very tightly wrapped around a steel rod. The victim was partially hunched over the rod; a coworker was supporting him.
As we got closer, we could see blood on the floor; he was clearly in distress and was moaning, but he was alert and oriented. In response to our query, he said he thought the rod had penetrated more than just his skin. We were unable to see the rod’s entry point because the clothing blocked our view.
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