HAMLIN TOWNSHIP, MINNESOTA — A boom truck worker was thrown from an elevated bucket Thursday afternoon while helping guide a commercial vehicle carrying an oversize load through an intersection in western Minnesota, according to officials.
The incident happened shortly after noon near Highway 212 and Highway 75 in Hamlin Township.
According to the Minnesota State Patrol, the worker was in the raised bucket while trying to help the commercial vehicle move beneath a traffic light at the intersection.
Video shows the worker attempting to guide the truck under the signal when the boom suddenly moved, throwing the worker from the bucket.
After the worker was thrown, the traffic light struck the commercial vehicle.
Authorities said no one inside the commercial vehicle was injured.
The condition of the worker has not been released.
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