A 28-year-old man was taken to Erlanger hospital today after a 2,800-pound retaining wall block fell on him, officials said.
About 11:30 a.m., the man, in a group of several contractors working at the McKee Foods plant in Collegedale, Tenn., had secured chains to the block and was attempting to lift it, said Mike Gloekler, corporate communications and public relations manager for McKee.
“They started to hoist it and the chain slipped and the block struck him and pinned him to the ground for a period until they could get it off him,” Mr. Gloekler said.
Since the man is not a McKee employee, Mr. Gloekler said he could not give the man’s name, and he said the company the man worked for “asked us not to.”
Amy Maxwell, Hamilton County Emergency Services public information officer, confirmed the man was transported to Erlanger with traumatic injuries.