ON JANUARY 25, 2017, IN MONROE County, the Rochester (NY) Fire Department's (RFD's) Technical Rescue Team (TRT) responded to assist with the removal of a confirmed fatality from a railcar material offloading accident at what became a multiagency response. In Livingston County, dispatchers received a call at approximately 10:19 a.m. that a male worker had fallen into a hopper car in Lakeville, about 30 miles south of Rochester. According to news reports, the victim was trying to clear a product jam while unloading granular fertilizer from a covered hopper railcar when he slipped into the car and the material engulfed him. Coworkers attempted to rescue the victim but had difficulty accessing him. The initial local response included the Lakeville, Livonia, Avon, and York fire departments. The Livingston County responding agencies included the emergency medical services, the Emergency Management Office, and the Sheriff's Office. Despite their combined efforts, a confined space recovery operation was needed.
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