Welder falls 50 feet into bottom of water tank in Prince William County
A man was injured Thursday when he fell into a large out-of-service water tank in Prince William County, authorities said.
The incident happened Thursday afternoon in the 7200 block of Old Carolina Road in Haymarket. The man, a contractor for the county’s service authority, was doing welding work on the interior part of the tank that is part of a tall tower. He was getting the tank ready for sandblasting and painting, authorities said.