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25.02.2020

Injured tower crane erector rescue

An injured tower crane erector was rescued from the top of a 65 metre tower crane on Saturday, in Washington D.C.

The man had suffered a serious leg injury while helping erect the crane. The emergency services were called and carried out the rescue, bringing him down on a basket stretcher, using the mobile crane that had been erecting the tower crane.
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The mobile crane prepares to bring down the stricken erector


The man was taken to the local trauma centre for treatment and the fire department caught the rescue on video.

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Crane lads
Good job by the emergency services

Feb 28, 2020