27-year old Abner Saul Mejia Armendariz from Four Oaks, North Carolina was rescued Monday evening after being trapped in a 30-foot deep tunnel early that day.
Armendariz was working for Blount Excavating Inc. on excavating a horizontal channel for a sewage line for the University of Tennessee’s future Sorority Village. Â Monday afternoon, Armendariz became trapped between an auger, or large drill, and the wall of the channel. Â Armendariz’ leg was caught in the blades of the drill and lost circulation for about an hour before being rescued. Â Workers worried if his femoral artery had been cut, but were unable to tell as the pressure on his leg prevented him from losing too much blood.
Armendariz was taken to the UT Medical Center in critical condition.
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