Boom truck worker thrown from bucket while trying to guide oversize load beneath traffic light

A boom truck worker was thrown from the bucket while trying to guide an oversize load beneath a traffic light at an intersection on Thursday afternoon. 

The incident happened near Highway 212 and Highway 75 in Hamlin Township, Minnesota. 

According to CBS News, the boom truck worker was in the raised bucked when the semi truck hauling an oversize load tried to pass through the intersection. The worker then tried to guide the truck beneath the traffic light, but the bucket moved suddenly, throwing the man from the bucket. 

The oversize load then struck the traffic light. No one in the truck was injured. The condition of the worker is not known. 

A video of the incident can be seen below.