Despite being cold and uncomfortable, the man was conscious and breathing, the fire service says.
Crews used hand tools to safely rescue the man from the trenchEssex County Fire & Rescue Service said the man was doing building work when he fell down the 8ft trench near Thorndon Park Drive, Leigh.The teams used air bags to stabilise the ground around him, dug a relief trench to distribute the weight and were eventually able to dig him out.Station Manager Rick Williams explained: "Due to the risk of movement from the ground, crews used hand tools to get to the casualty.
He thanked his emergency services teams, the firefighters and the Urban Search and Rescue team for their hard work.Follow East of England news on
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