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Kenny Maskal survived elevator shaft freefall and later beat biker gang with TNT vest
Kenny Maskal from Verdun got hired by Otis elevator, in Montreal in the 1970s.
The union run by Chuck Canning was full of tough guys. Kenny's first day on the job was a harsh one. He had an argument with his supervisor over a safety harness.
He was told to just go out on the plank without a harness. They would supply him one later. But be careful, they said.
Ken walked out on the plank and noticed that his colleague had stuck a piece of wood under the plank for leverage. This wooden wedge caused Kenny to flip downwads through the 18-storey abyss.
As he fell he cried out "I'll be baa-a-a-a-ack for Youu-uu!”
Two cross beams caught Kenny Maskal before he hit the bottom. He emerged with a broken neck and two broken wrists. Maskal's elevator days were over.
The union run by Chuck Canning was full of tough guys. Kenny's first day on the job was a harsh one. He had an argument with his supervisor over a safety harness.
He was told to just go out on the plank without a harness. They would supply him one later. But be careful, they said.
Ken walked out on the plank and noticed that his colleague had stuck a piece of wood under the plank for leverage. This wooden wedge caused Kenny to flip downwads through the 18-storey abyss.
As he fell he cried out "I'll be baa-a-a-a-ack for Youu-uu!”
Two cross beams caught Kenny Maskal before he hit the bottom. He emerged with a broken neck and two broken wrists. Maskal's elevator days were over.
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