A boom truck tipped over in Apple Valley, Minnesota, during work near a retirement home and crashed through the facility’s roof, according to news reports.
No one was injured in the incident, but residents were evacuated. According to the facility’s management, the roof sustained “significant” damage, and residents will be moved to temporary housing.
An image at the scene shows the chassis lifted completely off the ground.
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Rod Sutton
Sutton served as the editorial lead of Construction Equipment from 2001 through 2025.
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