Worker gets trapped underneath elevator in Florida parking garage
TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — A worker is lucky to be alive after he was trapped underneath an elevator in a parking garage in West Palm Beach on Thursday, according to police.
NBC affiliate WTVJ said the elevator fell on the 48-year-old man while he was working on it in downtown West Palm Beach.
Police said the technician was making adjustments when there was a release of hydraulic fluid, causing the elevator to come down on him.
The West Palm Beach Police Department said fire crews rescued the worker, who was then taken to a nearby medical center. WTVJ reported he suffered a head injury.
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North Olive Avenue and Banyan Boulevard were closed for nearly an hour as fire units worked to clear the scene.
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