Forklift driver hits pole and bleeds from head

Heard on: Douglas County Public Safety

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This transcript is auto-generated from live dispatch audio and may be incomplete or inaccurate. It is not an official report and may change.

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Attention, everything on 1st .

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Now we have a call from Arcola, Monahan, (number withheld) North Oak Street, Monahan.

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It's going to be for a male that was driving a forklift.

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He hit a pole and is now bleeding from his head.

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(number withheld) North Oak Street, Monahan.

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Same now, 13 fifty-eight.

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Attention,

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everything on 1st .

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Now we have a call from Arcola, Monahan, (number withheld) North Oak Street, Monahan. Same now, 13 fifty-eight. Seven hundred and 16 , ten four.

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Attention, all fire personnel.

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It's a medical, medical in Monahan, (number withheld) North Oak Street, Monahan.

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It's going to be for a male who was driving a forklift, struck a pole and is bleeding from the head.

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(number withheld) North Oak Street.

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Ambulance is coming from the Arthur area.

2026-09-17 11:58 UTC

Medical Emergency

N Oak St, Arcola, IL 61910

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As discussed during the dispatch call, emergency crews responded to a medical incident in the Monahan area near North Oak Street in Arcola, where a man driving a forklift apparently struck a pole and was bleeding from the head. An ambulance was dispatched from the Arthur area.