Worker rescued from 10-meter shaft in Yehud

The rescue operation (Photo: Israel Fire and Rescue Services)

Fire and rescue teams carried out a complex extraction Wednesday of a worker who fell approximately 10 meters down a shaft on Mohliver Street in Yehud. The worker was evacuated to hospital in moderate condition following the rescue operation.

Emergency call centers of the Fire and Rescue Services received the report, and firefighting crews from the Savyon station together with extractors from the Lehava unit were dispatched immediately. Upon arrival at the scene, the firefighters identified the worker who had fallen to considerable depth in the shaft.

Due to the complexity of the extraction and the depth of the shaft, extractors from the Lehava unit, which specializes in unusual and complex rescues, carried out the operation. The rescuers performed the extraction through the stairwell leading to the shaft, taking maximum precautions to protect the worker's safety and prevent deterioration in his condition.

Following the successful extraction, the worker was transferred to the care of Magen David Adom teams waiting at the scene. His condition was defined as moderate, and he was evacuated for continued medical treatment at the hospital.

Falls into shafts and enclosed spaces at significant depth present an especially complex challenge for rescue forces, requiring specialized skills and dedicated equipment. The Lehava unit, which specializes in unusual extractions, operates in incidents of this type throughout the country.

The circumstances of the worker's fall into the shaft are being investigated. Emergency forces frequently operate in extraction incidents from shafts, tunnels and enclosed spaces, with each incident requiring special adaptation of extraction methods to field conditions.