US construction worker spots kitten crying inside machine, pulls off tricky rescue

A construction worker rescued a tiny kitten trapped deep inside a Komatsu machine. The video drew amused reactions as viewers celebrated the animal's safe recovery.US construction worker spots kitten crying inside machine, pulls off tricky rescue (Photos: @riverreachconstruction/Instagram)A routine day at a US construction site turned into an unexpected rescue mission when a worker discovered a tiny kitten trapped deep inside a heavy-duty Komatsu machine.The video was shared by Instagram account River Reach Construction, based in Barberton, showing the worker trying to figure out how to reach the animal after hearing its cries coming from inside the machinery.In the video, the worker pointed the camera towards the large construction machine before zooming in on a faint figure hiding behind the metal rods. The kitten could be heard meowing loudly from deep inside the equipment.Calling it the “rescue mission for the day”, the worker explained that the animal had somehow fallen inside the Komatsu and was unable to get back out. He said the kitten was stuck so far down that he could not simply reach in and pull it out. The worker then got underneath the machinery and began working on its base. He removed the bottom skid plate to create an opening, allowing him to reach into the section where the kitten was trapped.After carefully working his way around the equipment, he eventually managed to retrieve the tiny kitten. “Rescue mission successful,” he announced, holding the kitten after pulling it out of the machinery. He said the animal appeared to need some tender loving care and had probably been trapped inside for a day or two.Rather than leaving the kitten outside, the worker said he would take it to the office trailer, where it could stay in the air conditioning and recover.The unexpected rescue also prompted a naming discussion, with the worker jokingly suggesting Komatsu or Longreach as possible names for the kitten, given where it had been found.Watch the video here:The video had viewers amused by the kitten's unlikely hiding spot, with several joking that the “cat distribution centre” had apparently decided to send the construction worker a new pet.Others congratulated him on his new feline companion and joked that rescuing the kitten meant he was now destined to spend the next few years making cat videos.One commenter compared the kitten’s dramatic emergence from the machinery to falling through a trap door, while others simply celebrated the fact that the tiny animal had been found and safely pulled out.- EndsPublished By: Yashna TalwarPublished On: Aug 25, 2026 15:49 IST