Nail gun injury leaves person stuck on a roof in Surprise
Photo courtesy Arizona Fire and Medical Authority
SURPRISE, Ariz. - The Arizona Fire and Medical Authority was sent to help rescue a person stuck on a roof after he injured himself with a nail gun.
It happened near the intersection of Mountain View Boulevard and Goldwater Ridge Drive in Surprise.
Rare images were produced that showed firefighters using a ladder bucket to reach the injured person and lower him to the ground.
Firefighters used a stokes basket, which is designed to maneuver around obstacles easier than typical fire baskets.
It is shaped like a stretcher for safer transportation of injured people who need to be lowered while secured in a lying position.
The injured person, who was not identified, was taken to a nearby hospital in stable condition.