Dramatic Rescue

Worker extricated from toppled crane inside warehouse

A crane operator was trapped inside a several-thousand-pound crane when it crashed to its side inside an industrial warehouse. The falling crane just missed hitting another worker.

It took 36 firefighters approximately 3 hours to free the victim, 38-year-old Kevin Easton, who was airlifted to Harris Methodist Fort Worth Hospital, from the wreckage of the crane䴜s cab. He was listed in stable condition with a broken leg.

According to rescuers, Easton was conscious and coherent throughout the rescue.åÊ

The cause of the crane䴜s toppling was not immediately known but OSHA is investigating the event, which occurred around 2:30 p.m. on December 19, 2007 at Sabre Tubular Structures䴜 warehouse in Fort Worth, Texas.

Information for this article was taken from the Star-Telegram.com and nbc5i.com.