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| Tilbury Docks engineer operated on 100ft above quay | Tilbury Docks engineer operated on 100ft above quay |
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| Surgeons carried out an operation on an engineer with his leg caught in a crane's winding gear 100ft (30m) above the quay at an Essex port. | Surgeons carried out an operation on an engineer with his leg caught in a crane's winding gear 100ft (30m) above the quay at an Essex port. |
| The man was airlifted to Addenbrooke's Hospital in Cambridge after being trapped for over six hours at Tilbury. | The man was airlifted to Addenbrooke's Hospital in Cambridge after being trapped for over six hours at Tilbury. |
| Orthopaedic surgeons arrived by air ambulance at 11:30 BST and worked for six hours on the man who is now stable. | Orthopaedic surgeons arrived by air ambulance at 11:30 BST and worked for six hours on the man who is now stable. |
| Firefighters gave emergency first aid when they arrived and supported him during rescue operations on Monday. | |
| Orthopaedic specialists | Orthopaedic specialists |
| After nearly four hours a vascular surgeon was brought in from Broomfield Hospital in Chelmsford, firefighters said. | After nearly four hours a vascular surgeon was brought in from Broomfield Hospital in Chelmsford, firefighters said. |
| He worked with orthopaedic specialists Peter Hull and Andrew Carrothers from the regional trauma centre at Addenbrooke's. | He worked with orthopaedic specialists Peter Hull and Andrew Carrothers from the regional trauma centre at Addenbrooke's. |
| The man was released at 17:00 BST and airlifted to Addenbrookes hospital. | The man was released at 17:00 BST and airlifted to Addenbrookes hospital. |
| The hospital's clinical director Rod MacKenzie said he had not seen a case like it in 20 years. | The hospital's clinical director Rod MacKenzie said he had not seen a case like it in 20 years. |
| The surgeons were picked up at the hospital by the air ambulance and flown to Essex. | The surgeons were picked up at the hospital by the air ambulance and flown to Essex. |
| A port spokesman said: "There was an incident earlier during which a contract engineer became trapped in a crane at the port." | A port spokesman said: "There was an incident earlier during which a contract engineer became trapped in a crane at the port." |