{"id":302174,"date":"2026-10-08T07:30:12","date_gmt":"2026-10-08T07:30:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/302174\/"},"modified":"2026-10-08T07:30:12","modified_gmt":"2026-10-08T07:30:12","slug":"pennsylvania-quarry-worker-pinned-after-rock-collapse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/302174\/","title":{"rendered":"Pennsylvania quarry worker pinned after rock collapse"},"content":{"rendered":"

Rescue teams called to Heidelberg Materials quarry; man flown to hospital<\/p>\n

\"Mike<\/a>DERRY TOWNSHIP, Pa. \u2014<\/p>\n

One person was flown to the hospital on Wednesday evening after a rock collapse at a quarry in Westmoreland County.<\/p>\n

According to WTAE’s news partners at the Trib, first responders were called to the Heidelberg Materials Torrance Quarry in Derry Township around 6 p.m. when a rockslide left a man’s arm pinned.<\/p>\n

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A special response medical team that specializes in mine-related rescues was called in from Blairsville to help free the man, who was taken to the hospital by medical helicopter.<\/p>\n

No information about the patient’s condition was available.<\/p>\n

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