Crews remove excavator from Black River after March inciden…

Workplace Accident Brownville New York in Brownville, New York: An excavator weighing 60,000 pounds slipped down an embankment and into the Black River in Brownville, New York, in March 2026. The operator was tossed out into the river when the machine overturned. State transportation officials, the Department of Environmental Conservation's Spill Response Team, a dive team, and engineers from Aubertine & Currier Architects assisted with the recovery effort in June, removing the excavator, which contained 87 gallons of fuel and 60 gallons of hydraulic fluid.