Athens-Clarke-County on WACN 21 Newshttps://wacn21-news-1a92c2.pages.catalystgroup.tech/tags/athens-clarke-county/Recent content in Athens-Clarke-County on WACN 21 NewsHugoen-us© 2026 WACN 21 News. All rights reserved.Sat, 15 Aug 2026 01:05:00 -0400Surgical team joins Athens rescue after worker trapped in concrete machineryhttps://wacn21-news-1a92c2.pages.catalystgroup.tech/local/athens-bypass-worker-trapped-aggregate-placer-aug-14-2026/Sat, 15 Aug 2026 01:05:00 -0400https://wacn21-news-1a92c2.pages.catalystgroup.tech/local/athens-bypass-worker-trapped-aggregate-placer-aug-14-2026/<p>ATHENS — A Friday morning concrete pour on the Athens Bypass turned into one of the more complex industrial rescues north Georgia fire departments train for.</p> <p>According to Athens-Clarke County Fire Department information carried by <strong>FOX 5 Atlanta</strong> and <strong>WUGA</strong>, crews responded around <strong>6:45 a.m. Friday, Aug. 14</strong>, to the Athens Bypass near Atlanta Highway. Workers were pouring concrete when one person fell into an <strong>aggregate placer</strong> — heavy equipment that moves and spreads wet concrete — and became trapped in the machine’s <strong>auger</strong>, the rotating screw that pushes material through the unit.</p>