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Rescuers Work to Free Worker Trapped in Elevated Sand Hopper in Cockeysville

Fire officials requested a Medevac helicopter with the Shock Trauma Go-Team, indicating the need for specialized care.

Overview

  • Crews were dispatched around 1:21 p.m. Friday to the 10800 block of Beaver Dam Road in Cockeysville.
  • Officials reported the worker was trapped waist-deep inside an elevated sand hopper at the site.
  • Firefighters began extrication operations as the rescue continued through the afternoon.
  • A Medevac helicopter and the Shock Trauma Go-Team were requested to respond, according to the fire department.
  • Mutual aid from Baltimore City was en route, and authorities had not released the worker’s condition.