24-hour coverage PT
Breaking News Brazil and the world, minute by minute
BREAKING
Worker is trapped between bridge and backhoe for nine hours after falling down a cliff in SC Mais de 171 milhões de estudantes tiveram aulas interrompidas por eventos climáticos em 2025, mostra UNICEF Candidatos ao governo do AM participam de série de entrevistas na Rede Amazônica; veja datas e como assistir Bombeiros resgatam corpo soterrado após queda de prédio na zona leste de SP; mortos chegam a três MP do Rio denuncia 5 pessoas por linchamento de ciclista em Copacabana Cunhado de Vorcaro vendeu imóvel a advogado envolvido em fraude no INSS com deságio de R$ 2 milhões
States

Worker is trapped between bridge and backhoe for nine hours after falling down a cliff in SC

Worker was trapped in a backhoe for 9 hours after a fall in Antônio Carlos (SC) Fire Department/ Disclosure A worker was trapped for nine hours between a bridge and the backhoe driven by him after the vehicle gave way on a bank in Antônio...

By 365 Breaking News Editorial Team 2 min read Santa Catarina
Worker is trapped between bridge and backhoe for nine hours after falling down a cliff in SC
365 Summary

He was the only occupant of the vehicle and was taken to hospital after the rescue. ?Click and follow the g1 SC channel on WhatsApp When rescuers arrived at the scene, around 2pm, they saw the driver trapped in parts of the vehicle and the concrete structure of the bridge, which was more than 50 centimeters thick.

  • With the help of three other backhoes, which served as anchor points with steel cables, the machinery was stabilized to prevent it from falling into the river.
  • At around 11pm, firefighters managed to remove the victim from the passenger compartment — a closed compartment of the vehicle — to be taken to the hospital.

Editorial reading aid based only on information contained in this story and its identified source.

Worker was trapped in a backhoe for 9 hours after a fall in Antônio Carlos (SC) Fire Department/ Disclosure A worker was trapped for nine hours between a bridge and the backhoe driven by him after the vehicle gave way on a bank in Antônio Carlos, in Greater Florianópolis, on Friday afternoon (14). According to firefighters, the accident occurred during construction work in the region. He was the only occupant of the vehicle and was taken to hospital after the rescue. His health status was not disclosed. ?Click and follow the g1 SC channel on WhatsApp When rescuers arrived at the scene, around 2pm, they saw the driver trapped in parts of the vehicle and the concrete structure of the bridge, which was more than 50 centimeters thick. With the help of three other backhoes, which served as anchor points with steel cables, the machinery was stabilized to prevent it from falling into the river.

At around 11pm, firefighters managed to remove the victim from the passenger compartment — a closed compartment of the vehicle — to be taken to the hospital. In total, two trucks, two pickup trucks and an ambulance from the Military Fire Department and SAMU were mobilized to the incident. In addition, three backhoes and a popular winch were used. VIDEOS: most watched g1 SC in the last 7 days