Male injured after falling from garbage truck on Valley Road, Westport CT

Medical Emergency

Reported: 10/27/2025 11:43 AM

Near Valley Rd, Westport, CT 06880

A 30-year-old man fell from a garbage truck on Valley Road and injured his leg. Emergency medical and fire teams responded. OSHA was contacted due to the work-related injury but could not be reached.

Audio|Source: Westport Fire

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Transcript:

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Engine 4, EMS unit for a call, operate on fire dispatch, EMS traumatic injury priority, near Valley Road, between High Street and Rocky Ridge Road, 30-year-old male fall from garbage truck.

00:17

(name withheld), Delta 7.

00:24

Voice for, engine 4 is responding.

00:32

Tension 4.

00:35

Priority EMS call, near Valley Road from High Street to Rocky Ridge Road map Delta 7.

00:44

It's going to be a 30-year-old male that fell from a garbage truck reporting a leg injury, upright on fire dispatch.

00:57

Westford Ninja 4 calling.

00:59

Can you add Car 3 to this assignment?

01:03

Attention for your message received.

01:13

EMS unit for a call, engine 4, car 3, operate on fire dispatch.

01:19

EMS traumatic injury priority, near Valley Road, between High Street and Rocky Ridge Road, 30-year-old male fall from garbage truck.

01:28

NAP, tail to 7.

01:36

Crutory responding.

01:45

engine four is on scene engine four on scene near Valley Road

01:50

Carthery is on seat.

01:58

Hunting Carstery.

02:03

Westport Carthry.

02:07

Westport's on patrol.

02:09

Carthry.

02:12

Carthrees establish in Valley Command.

02:16

Contact OSHA, have them call my cell phone.

02:20

Car 3 is establishing command and we will call OSHA and have no call yourself.

02:32

I'm on scene.

02:33

Knee injury.

02:40

transport to Car 3.

02:44

Car 3.

02:45

Part 3, per the government shutdown, OSHA is not answering their phone lines.

02:55

My three, six. Thank you.

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