If you weren’t convinced that the safest place to be when things start to go wrong during a demolition is the inside of an excavator after watching this 2.6 million pound smoke stack collapse in November, here’s exhibit number 2.A parking garage, which appears to be 6 stories high in Houston, Texas was being demolished by two excavators when what was left of the structure gave way and toppled directly on top of one of the machines. The worker inside the excavator appeared to exit the vehicle completely unharmed after the dust settled. According to CBS News, the demolition crew was from Cherry Demolition, who reported that the excavator suffered very little damage and the worker was uninjured. Nearby office workers caught the event on video. Language on the video below, uploaded by drewgriz, is very NSFW, so be advised.
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