12/08/2021 - WHITMAN, MASSACHUSETTS (PLYMOUTH COUNTY) - Around 1530 hours on the afternoon of Wednesday, December 8, 2021 the Whitman Fire Department responded to 1245 Auburn Street for a report of a worker who had fallen at a jobsite, and was reportedly in and out of consciousness. Ambulance-248, Engine-243, and Car-3 responded. Companies arrived to find a male victim who had fallen an estimated 25-feet out of a lift. Following a quick evaluation, a medevac helicopter was requested to respond to transport the victim. Boston MedFlight was unavailable at the time, and UMass LifeFlight from Worcester was reporting a 25-minute estimated time of arrival. They were started to the Whitman Middle School on Corthell Avenue. Due to incoming inclement weather conditions, UMass LifeFlight transported the victim to UMass Memorial Medical Center in Worcester. The BCI Unit from the Plymouth County Sheriffs Department as well as OSHA was requested to the scene. No other injuries were reported. An investigation into the incident is under investigation.
