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Contractor Airlifted After Roof Injury at Palm Harbor Temple

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Palm Harbor: On Tuesday, July 1, 2025, a contractor was airlifted to a local trauma center Monday afternoon after sustaining a severe injury while working on the roof of Temple Ahavat Shalom, located at 1575 Curlew Road.

Palm Harbor Fire Rescue units were dispatched at 1:37 p.m. and arrived to find a man in his 30s with a deep laceration to his upper arm. The injury occurred while the man was operating a grinder during stucco work.

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Firefighters Fenton and Craw accessed the roof using a ground ladder already in place and began immediate patient care, applying a tourniquet to control significant bleeding.

Video courtesy of Palm Harbor Fire Rescue

Acting Lieutenant Bacon upgraded the incident to a trauma alert and requested assistance from Truck 62 out of Dunedin. The truck’s aerial bucket was used to safely remove the patient from the roof.

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Once extricated, the man was flown by Aeromed to a nearby Level 1 Trauma Center for further treatment. His current condition has not been released.

No additional injuries were reported.

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