A man was stuck in a rented power lift about 75 feet in the air. He came down a few minutes ago. No problems now. Safe to say on this clear and sunny day, he had a dang good view of the countryside.
He called dispatch to tell them of his plight at 8701 Hartshorn Road in East Pembroke. We guess he was working on some wires. (Turns out, it was a tree.)
East Pembroke Fire Department was called along with Town of Batavia for mutual aid, but the problem with the rig apparently was fixed before crews could arrive. Law enforcement was there.
The rental company was called. The man told dispatch that the machine just shut down -- that maybe it needed a new switch. Of course, it's difficult to diagnose when you're several stories off the ground.
No word on how the machine became operable again.
The man was cutting limbs off
The man was cutting limbs off a dead tree. One of the branches came down and hit the e-stop causing the lift to shut down. Law enforcement was not on the scene.
Thanks Brian for the comment.
Thanks Brian for the comment. I thought I heard that law enforcement was there, but it gets confusing sometimes. I appreciate the correction.
You're welcome. The man was
You're welcome. The man was my father and I didn't get his his message to me until after 911 was called. Got there as EPFD was arriving and noticed the button pushed in.
Hope he got the job finished,
Hope he got the job finished, I rented a post hole digger from Cedar Street and when it stopped working i had to bring it back and get another one and they wouldn't even give me additional time on the rental even though I lost at least 2 hours on a half day rental.