The Brief
Houston firefighters rescued a conscious and alert man who became trapped inside a garbage truck on Westheimer Road early Friday morning.
The truck driver was emptying a recycling dumpster when she heard the man screaming from inside the vehicle that he had injured his legs.
Emergency crews utilized an aerial ladder and a Stokes basket to lift the man out of the truck’s cargo area before transporting him to a local hospital.
HOUSTON – Houston firefighters rescued a man who became trapped inside a garbage truck after being dumped inside on Friday morning in southwest Houston.
Dumpster rescue
What we know
According to Captain Bryan Zaharis, a garbage truck driver was in the middle of emptying a recycling dumpster on Westheimer Road.
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Right before she was going to crush the load to make room for the next one, she heard a man screaming from inside the vehicle, officials said. The man stated he had injured his legs and the driver called 911.
Cpt. Bryan Zaharis reported that firefighters used an aerial ladder and a Stokes basket to lift the man from inside the garbage truck.
He was taken to a hospital for treatment.
What we don’t know
It remains unclear why the man was inside the dumpster before it was emptied.
The Source
Information for this story was provided directly by Houston Fire Department Captain Bryan Zaharis.