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Worker’s leg amputation saves bridge from collapse
In Pittsburgh, Ralph Winner, 48, had his leg amputated to free a girder pin and prevent the 100 year old Brady Street Bridge from collapse during demolition. Paramedics and surgeons worked in the rain as Winner remained conscious, collapsing into the river 127 feet below before the operation.
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Ralph Winner
Brady Street
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Monongahela River
Birmingham
Birmingham Bridge
Joseph Young
Presbyterian University Hospital
U.S. Coast Guard