SAN ANTONIO \u2013 A worker was rescued Saturday morning after falling about 20 feet from the top of a silo onto a 30-foot scaffolding walkway at a Southwest Side business, according to the San Antonio Fire Department.<\/p>\n
Around 9:30 a.m., firefighters and SAFD\u2019s technical rescue team were dispatched to Steves & Sons Inc. located in the 200 block of Humble Avenue after a 911 call reporting the fall. <\/p>\n
SAFD Battalion Chief David Prado told KSAT that when crews arrived, the worker was conscious and alert but had his arm wedged between a silo and a steel I-beam. Co-workers had placed the worker on a makeshift pallet to stabilize him until rescuers arrived. <\/p>\n
\u201cThe worker was conscious and alert,\u201d Prado said. \u201cHe had fallen approximately 20 feet. He was still 30 feet in the air on the scaffolding.\u201d<\/p>\n
Prado said SAFD spoke with the responsible party on site and confirmed the worker had been wearing a harness before the fall. <\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m not sure how he fell. Either he took his harness off, or he unclipped from the anchor,\u201d Prado said. \u201cWhen we found him, he did have his harness on still. For whatever reason, it was disconnected.\u201d<\/p>\n
The fire department said the worker had no serious trauma and was taken to a local hospital for precautionary reasons. <\/p>\n
The cause of the harness disconnection is under investigation, Prado said.<\/p>\n
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