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Construction worker seriously injured when crane topples into Intracoastal Waterway

Delray Beach Fire Rescue says man tried to jump off crane, taken to hospital
A construction worker was seriously injured Wednesday morning when he tried to jump off a crane as it toppled into the Intracoastal Waterway.
crane in Intracoastal Waterway in Gulf Stream, Oct. 25, 2023
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GULF STREAM, Fla. — A construction worker was seriously injured Wednesday morning when he tried to jump off a crane as it toppled into the Intracoastal Waterway.

The incident occurred behind a home along the 500 block of Banyan Road in Gulf Stream.

Delray Beach Fire Rescue, which services the town of Gulf Stream, said the man was taken to Delray Medical Center as a trauma patient.

construction worker taken to hospital after jumping off crane that toppled into Intracoastal Waterway in Gulf Stream, Oct. 25, 2023
A construction worker on a stretcher is placed into the back of an ambulance after a crane on a barge toppled into the Intracoastal Waterway in Gulf Stream.

The crane had been on a barge in the water.

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration will investigate what led to the accident.

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