Workers Doing Tower Maintenance at Purdue U Escape Injury from Falling Clock

A repair crew working on the Purdue University Bell Tower in West Lafayette, Indiana, escaped disaster on November 27 when a clock face they were replacing was dropped, almost hitting them and damaging the brick tower in the process.

Student video shows the face becoming detached from a crane and bouncing off the cherrypicker on which workers were standing, before crashing to the ground. The face hit the tower on its descent, chipping a piece off the structure.

The Verdin Clock Company, which was responsible for the work, later released a statement apologizing for the damage done, local media reported. Credit: Yang Yu via Storyful