Workers Rescued After Being Stuck Inside Silo Elevator

BALTIMORE COUNTY, MD — Two workers were rescued by emergency crews after getting stuck inside a silo elevator.

The Baltimore County Fire Department said the incident took place Wednesday at the 1100 block of Wharf Road in Sparrows Point.

The "high-angle rescue" unfolded at the building solutions company Amrize.

TECHNICAL RESCUE | 1100blk Wharf Rd #SparrowsPoint | two workers stuck in an elevator within a silo at a concrete plant | high-angle rescue underway | no injuries reported | mutual aid from Baltimore City assisting | DT1336 ^AL pic.twitter.com/XAyASaYiuV

— Baltimore County Fire Department (@BaltCoFire) March 25, 2026

Neither of the workers suffered any injuries.

Both workers were suspended about 75 feet in the air after the elevator encountered a mechanical failure, The Banner reported.

Earlier this year, the county's first responder crews reported to Cockeysville to free a worker who had become trapped waist-deep inside a sand hopper.