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Worker Escapes Excavator Mishap In Hackensack

A worker crawled out after an excavator tipped over at a Hackensack demolition site Friday afternoon.

11 Passaic Street, Hackensack

11 Passaic Street, Hackensack

Photo Credit: Hackensack FD

The 26-year-old Haledon man refused medical treatment after the mishap around 4:30 p.m. at 11 Passaic Street off River Street, Capt. Darrin DeWitt said.

"He only had minor scratches," the captain said.

City police and firefighters responded, along with a Bergen County Hazardous Materials Unit, which removed the fuel from the machine, and city building inspector.

OSHA was notified.

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