ORANGE – A 300-ton crane tipped over at a rental company Friday morning, causing the operator to fall through the windshield and about 10 feet to the ground, authorities said.

Firefighters were called at 10:15 a.m. to Crane Rental Services, 1901 W. Collins Ave., regarding a crane that tipped over, possibly trapping the operator, a dispatcher said.

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The incident occurred while maintenance or repair work was being done on the crane. When the crane tipped over, the operator went through the windshield and fell about 10 feet to the ground, Orange Fire Capt. Ian MacDonald said.

The operator, who was not trapped, declined medical attention.

“He is very fortunate not to be seriously hurt,” MacDonald said.

Brennan Hernandez, who works next door at Southern Counties Lubricants, said, “It felt like an earthquake.”

Two urban search-and-rescue teams, trained to extricate people involved in critical incidents, responded. But their assistance was not required, MacDonald said.

Orange police Sgt. Jeff Bird said the crane was worth $2 million dollars and the damage was going to cost a minimum of $500,000.

-Register photographer Bruce Chambers contributed to this report.

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