A man operating an excavator is lucky to be alive after the smokestack he was attempting to demolish fell on him.

After two failed attempts to implode the smokestack, an excavator was brought in to knock it down. Apparently they thought the smokestack would fall in the opposite direction, but unfortunately it fell on the tractor.

The man operating the excavator was able to walk away from the mishap, and should probably be very THANKFUL he did. How scary?

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