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A member of the Butler County Engineer's Office was taken to an area hospital Monday morning, Nov. 16, when the bucket truck he was in rolled onto its passenger side.

Staff photo by Dave Greber A member of the Butler County Engineer's Office was taken to an area hospital Monday morning, Nov. 16, when the bucket truck he was in rolled onto its passenger side.

Staff Report Updated 2:23 PM Monday, November 16, 2009

FAIRFIELD TWP. — A Butler County Engineer’s Office worker was transported to Atrium Medical Center this morning, Nov. 16 after a county bucket truck fell onto its side with him in the bucket.

County Engineer Gregory Wilkens said Aaron Broughton was the worker, and was conscious when taken to the hospital but complaining of hip and shoulder soreness.

The truck fell into a home’s front yard at 5337 Liberty Fairfield Road, just north of Ohio 4, at roughly 10:20 a.m.

It rolled onto the passenger side, with the fully extended bucket landing roughly 15 feet from a home’s front porch.

Broughton is part of a seven-person tree trimming crew that was parked and cutting limbs over Liberty Fairfield Road, Wilkens said. He said Broughton fell roughly 30 feet inside the fully extended bucket after the pads under the outriggers on the truck apparently slipped.

“The truck just started slowly overturning,” Wilkens said.

Liberty Fairfield Road is closed and traffic is snarled at the intersection of Ohio 4. It may not be clear for up to an hour as emergency crews attempt to remove the truck, according to emergency officials.

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