By Rosemary Sobol
The Chicago Sun-Times
CHICAGO — A man doing maintenance work on the Washington Street bridge fell 30 feet into the structure’s gear mechanisms after he slipped on a catwalk early Thursday.
The man fell twice — down two levels — into an area that contained the “inner workings” of the bridge, according to Central District Police Sgt. Craig Roberts.
Firefighters rescued the man by maneuvering a ladder into a pit, Fire Chief Kevin MacGregor said. The man had a broken wrist and possibly a fractured shoulder. He was taken to Northwestern Memorial Hospital.
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