CHARLEROI, Pa. —

Rescue teams worked for several hours to free a man who was trapped in a trench that collapsed in Charleroi, Washington County.

The rescue effort on McKean Avenue began Thursday evening and continued overnight into early Friday morning. Advertisement

"It was just a total, like, a well-oiled machine working in there," said Charleroi Fire Chief Robert Whiten Jr. "And it paid off. The individual walked out, didn't have to be carried out."

The man was taken to a Pittsburgh-area hospital after he was rescued from the hole around 1:30 a.m.

Whiten said the man had a possible broken ankle.

"He seemed to be in pretty good shape. Pretty good spirits," added Whiten.

White also said the Occupational Safety and Health Administration would investigate the incident.

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