Horrific crash for excavator

This video has been doing the rounds on the internet for a while, but I feel its worthy of a spot here on the Digger Man Blog to raise awareness about just how easily things can go wrong.

The CCTV camera mounted on a bridge captures the main action as a Hyundai excavator slips of a ledge high above the dual carriageway, possibly in Turkey. The operator is horrifically thrown from his seat and hits the ground hard, which suggests he was not wearing his seatbelt at the time. One must imagine the poor guy suffered serious broken bones at the very least and with all the traffic passing by it could have been so much worse. [youtube width="725" height="344"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pyCOn9Xv3rM[/youtube]   Stay safe out there guys.