Landscaper pinned by skid-steer loader, seriously injured while removing snow in Chelmsford
By Caroline Enos Globe Correspondent,Updated December 19, 2020, 2:09 p.m.
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A Lowell man sustained life-threatening injuries when he was pinned by a skid-steer loader he was using to remove snow in Chelmsford Saturday morning, Chelmsford Police said in a statement.
The 30-year-old landscaper was removing snow in an alley behind a multi-unit commercial building at 2 Alpine Lane, police said.
Shortly before 9 a.m., the man became pinned between one of the machineâs arms and tires, police said. A worker inside the building heard him yelling for help and called 911.
Worker suffers serious injuries after being pinned during snow removal duties, Chelmsford police say
Updated Dec 19, 2020;
A landscape worker has suffered life-threatening injuries Saturday after being pinned by his equipment while doing snow removal in Chelmsford, officials said.
The worker, a 30-year-old Lowell man employed by Chelmsford-based Romero’s Landscaping, was removing snow at 2 Alpine Lane, according to a statement from Chelmsford police.
Someone working at 2 Alpine Lane, a multi-unit commercial building, called 911 around 8:50 a.m. after hearing a man yelling for help in an alley behind the building, according to the statement from Police Chief James M. Spinney.
There, police and firefighters found the worker, whose name was not released, pinned between one of the arms of a skid-steer loader and one of its tires, the statement said.
Health officials prepare for a new challenge â snow
By Hanna Krueger and Travis Andersen Globe Staff,Updated December 16, 2020, 8:16 p.m.
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As the first major snowstorm approached the region, health officials on Wednesday
prepared for the first weather-related challenge to the stateâs COVID-19 testing system, which largely relies on a web of tented outdoor sites that will likely be shut down in high winds and heavy snowfall.
At least a half-dozen state testing sites from Holyoke to New Bedford to Hingham had already announced they would be closed Thursday, with the storm predicted to hammer the area with a foot or more of snow. Officials warned residents to expect further closures.