A United Concrete worker had to be rescued after becoming partially buried in a gravel hopper Thursday morning.
Members of the RCMP, BC Ambulance and Williams Lake Fire Department responded to the call for help just after 9 a.m. at 245 Hodgson Rd.
Firefighters gathered outside the location with ropes and headed inside the building where the man was buried up to his waist in gravel.
"We worked with staff to dig him out (as we) hoisted him up with a rope and a pulley system," said Fire Chief Des Webster, noting the worker was able to walk out on his own after being freed.
Webster said staff had been alerted to the emergency after hearing the worker yell for help. He estimated all told he was trapped for about 45 minutes and escaped unharmed.
"He was lucky," Webster said.
United Concrete owner Paul Zacharias said he hasn't put all the pieces together as to why the incident happened, however, he is thankful for the quick response of emergency crews and that the worker was unharmed.
"I am grateful that nothing catastrophic happened," he said.