Pool Collapses on Workers, 2 Men Medevaced from Rec Center

Two men were medevaced from the late this morning for injuries resulting from a construction accident.

Around 11:30 a.m. on Thursday, Nov. 17, police, fire departments, and first aid responded to 12 Regal Road in Manalapan. Three construction workers were leveling a fiberglass pool. When the pool was lifted to be leveled, one of the straps that was securing it in the air came off, which caused the pool to come down on top of two men, Capt. Chris Marsala of the said.

The construction workers were contracted out for the job to work. A 25 year-old male from Howell and a 38 year-old male from Point Pleasant were trapped underneath the pool.

The pool was lifted off of the victims by a crane, volunteer firefighter Craig Haas said and Marsala confirmed.

"They had a machine on site that they were working with, so that machine lifted [the pool] off of them," Marsala said.

A NorthSTAR Medevac and MONOC Medevac each individually transported the victims to Robert Wood Johnson hospital. The significance of their injuries is not yet known, according to Marsala. Names of the victims have not been released since not all family has been notified.

and Manalapan Fire Company #1 responded to the scene. The firefighters assisted in removing the men and helping the helicopters secure a landing zone on the soccer fields of the Manalapan Recreation Center, according to Haas.

Englishtown, Manalapan and Freehold First Aid all responded to the call.

OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration) were contacted by the Manalapan Police, since it was a construction accident, and they came to the scene to investigate the incident.

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