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Worker rescued from tank at Nashville sewage plant

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- Rescuers have pulled a worker from a sludge tank at a Nashville sewage plant.

According to WSMV-TV, the 57-year-old man fell about 8 feet into a confined space in the tank Tuesday morning. Rescuers used a crane to lift him out with apparently only minor injury.

Metro Police said the man fell from a ladder at about 6:30 a.m. at the wastewater treatment plant in the Bordeaux area of the city


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