Pa. man pinned by huge ice chunk after hitting it with shovel

Tuesday, January 9, 2018
ERIE, Pa. (WPVI) -- Fire officials say a Pennsylvania man was lucky to survive being pinned by a huge chunk of ice that he knocked off the side of his house.

The Erie Times-News reports that Erie firefighters rescued the man Monday, chipping away at the 6-by-10-foot ice block and lifting it off the man's legs. He suffered only minor injuries to his right leg.
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Officials say the man was trying to dislodge ice from the side of his house by hitting it with a shovel when the massive chunk suddenly fell. The man fell backward onto a wood pile, which bore the brunt of the ice's impact. Fire Chief Guy Santone says the man was "extremely lucky."



Santone recommends having professionals remove ice from your house.

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Information from: Erie Times-News, http://www.goerie.com
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