Yorktown-Excavator Recovery From Basement Of Fire Damaged Structure (Photos)

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Curry Ford Building in Yorktown was unsafe and in the process of being taken down after the multiple alarm fire. Demoliton company put a Cat 320 Excavator into basement of building on top of wooden beamed floor.

Performed by Stiloski's with their 2008 Kenworth-Jerr Dann 85 ton rotator.

Photos © John Stiloski and posted with permission

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This incident occurred during the fire scene operations in June,2009. The operator was working on the 1st floor by knocking down the last standing parts of the building and was on the showroom floor when it gave way and the excavator fell into the basement below. Lucky the operator escaped serious injuries. The excavator was removed later in the day by Stiloski's.

Edited December 16, 2009 by CG206

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I was on scene when the excavator fell into the basement. the operator of the excavator was able to get himself out of the excavator and out of the hole which he fell through. he did go to the hospital to be evaluated and later in the day he returned to the scene to watch the excavator get removed from the hole.

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I was on scene when the excavator fell into the basement. the operator of the excavator was able to get himself out of the excavator and out of the hole which he fell through. he did go to the hospital to be evaluated and later in the day he returned to the scene to watch the excavator get removed from the hole.

He's a lucky man!!!!!

And those are some impressive pictures!!!

[yanks4ever1320 6]

photos that i took, while the excavator was in the hole and when it was being removed. All these photos were taken with my cell phone and half way through the process of stiloski's removing the excavator my battery died so this is what i have

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wow nice shots with a cell phone! what phone do you have? lol

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i have the LG VX 9700 aka the LG Dare

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I have that phone and don't get nearly that good photo quality.

Nice photos

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I was not there but in the photos the excavator in the hole is a 311, not a 320. I note this because of the substantial difference in weights. The 311 is around 14 ton and a 320 is around 25 ton. I think Stiloskis could handle either weight but a 320 might put up more of a fight.