Co-workers save N.J. man after he fell into vat of acid

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An amazing story of heroism out of New Jersey.

A construction worker falls into a vat of corrosive acid and his co workers risk their own lives to -- out Trace Gallagher has more Trace.

And here's the cool thing negatives this was the first day on the job none of these workers even knew each other right and they were repairing this -- because that bad and I threw acid the steam from years and years to be the roof away.

So 44 year old Martin Davis was doing iron to work on top of the roof he fell directly forty feet in -- that -- Of nitrous acid he was fully submerged now the reports that a coworker actually jumped in there and got -- -- not true.

But he did reach all the way in there and grab him out along with the other coworkers.

Totally covered -- when the fire department arrived he was in shock and clearly in despair listen.

He had burn injuries from the head to -- The severity at this time all we don't know what day he was conscious but in the state of shock right now we arrived here.

On top -- that he had a punctured lung a broken pelvis and burns over much of his body here is his father -- The bad part is.

Did that have answered that he felt I was Niger dances.

Let me throw -- quarter and that and one minute it's gone.

Luckily -- -- dragged them out.

Because -- -- I don't know how long your skin can survive.

In in nitro -- it.

Still -- never any word from the hero by the way mega it was forty to 70% not to guess it's a really wouldn't eat a quarter away or -- but it would do some severe damage to your skin very fortunate.

That he had some good comrades that day on the job.

Did you say we don't have a problem prognosis yet.

Yeah yeah he's yeah he's -- broken pelvis a mess burns over much of his body but he is expected to survive.

Unbelievable Trace thank you.

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