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Crews Pull Victim to Safety After Excavator Overturns on Oak Forest Construction Site

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OAK FOREST, Ill. — A person is recovering in the hospital on Friday morning after they became trapped when a piece of construction equipment partially overturned on a construction site in Oak Forest. According to officials from the Oak Forest Fire Department, the incident occurred around 8:30 a.m. while crews were working near the water tower on the Oak Forest Hospital campus in the 16200 block of 162nd Street. Read more: Latest Chicago new…

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Crews pull victim to safety after excavator overturns on Oak Forest construction site

OAK FOREST, Ill. — A person is recovering in the hospital on Friday morning after they became trapped when a piece of construction equipment partially overturned on a construction site in Oak Forest. According to officials from the Oak Forest Fire Department, the incident occurred around 8:30 a.m. while crews were working near the water tower on the Oak Forest Hospital campus in the 16200 block of 162nd Street. Read more: Latest Chicago new…

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1 rescued from overturned excavator in Oak Forest

Emergency responders rescued a person from an overturned excavator in south suburban Oak Forest Friday morning.

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Person rescued after crane overturns at Oak Forest Hospital

A person was rescued after a crane overturned Friday morning in Oak Forest.

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WFLD broke the news in Chicago, United States on Friday, July 25, 2025.
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