Man falls from crane ride setting up carnival in Broward

A worker halfway up on a high crane ride falls to the ground when another worker pushes a wrong button as they are setting up a church carnival ride.

DAVIE, Fla. – Cell phone video captured the scary moments after a carnival worker fell off of a crane ride called the Skyscreamer on Wednesday.

Witnesses said the victim was part of a team setting up rides for the annual St. David Catholic Church Carnival, which starts Thursday.

ā€œLook over there and the guy is out, he’s on the bottom of the crane,ā€ said food truck owner Greg Jackson. ā€œEverybody was screaming and yelling, don’t move him, move him.ā€

ā€œThat was horrifying, man,ā€ Jackson added, saying the worker ā€œlost a lot of blood.ā€

The worker was halfway up to the top of the crane when another worker pushed the wrong button and a piece of equipment dropped on the victim’s arm which caused him to fall, according to the Archdiocese of Miami.

The victim is described as a ā€œvery experiencedā€ carnival worker.

According to Davie Police, the worker did not sustain any major injuries and was transported to the hospital by Davie Fire Rescue.


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