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· collected 2026-08-26 · by TOI World Desk
A routine day at a construction site in Barberton, Ohio turned into an unexpected animal rescue when workers discovered a kitten trapped inside an excavator. Workers at River Reach Construction heard the kitten's cries coming from within the heavy equipment and supervisor Chase Guello helped free it after removing the skid plate. The tiny kitten, named Sue, was later given a high-visibility vest and a miniature hard hat, transforming her into the construction company's unofficial mascot. The crew has plans for Sue to become the shop cat at River Reach Construction, with mechanic Jared and his family caring for her.
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A routine day at a construction site in Barberton, Ohio, turned into an unexpected animal rescue when workers discovered a tiny kitten trapped inside an excavator.
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The crew at River Reach Construction heard persistent meowing coming from a Komatsu machine and soon realised that the cries were coming from somewhere inside the heavy equipment.
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Supervisor Chase Guello investigated and helped free the kitten after removing the excavator’s skid plate.
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Guello → investigate → plate
The tiny rescue was later named Sue and quickly became part of the construction crew’s story.
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What makes the tale even more adorable is what happened next.
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Sue was given a tiny high-visibility vest and a miniature hard hat, transforming the rescued kitten into the construction company’s unofficial mascot.
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Ohio construction workers find kitten trapped inside an excavator
The unusual rescue began when workers at River Reach Construction heard a kitten crying from inside one of their excavators.
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The sound was coming from somewhere within the heavy machinery rather than from around the construction site, prompting supervisor Chase Guello to investigate.
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He eventually discovered the tiny kitten hiding inside the Komatsu excavator.
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Workers carefully removed the machine’s skid plate, allowing them to reach the animal and get her out safely.
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The rescue was filmed and later shared online, where the sight of a tiny kitten emerging from a huge piece of construction equipment quickly captured people’s attention.
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For the workers, however, the priority was simply getting the frightened animal out of the machinery without hurting her.
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The tiny kitten was named Sue after the rescue
Once the kitten was safely out of the excavator, the workers gave her the name Sue as a playful reference to the Komatsu machine in which she had been found.
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The crew could not locate her mother following the rescue, so Sue was placed with a foster family where she could receive care while recovering.
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Although she was no longer living inside the construction machinery, the workers who rescued her continued to follow her progress.
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What started as an unexpected discovery at a worksite soon developed into a much more heartwarming story, with the crew becoming attached to the tiny kitten they had pulled from the excavator.
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Sue is set to become the construction company’s shop cat
Sue’s connection with the construction crew did not end with her rescue.
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River Reach Construction decided to keep her as part of the company’s extended family, with plans for her to become the shop cat.
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Local reporting said she will be cared for by shop mechanic Jared and his family.
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That means the kitten has effectively gone from an unexpected stowaway inside a piece of heavy machinery to a permanent member of the construction company’s world.
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While calling her a worker is clearly playful, Sue now has something resembling an official role at the company, giving the tiny rescue an unusually happy ending.
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The rescued kitten even received her own hard hat
Sue’s new status came with some remarkably appropriate accessories.
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Following the attention generated by her rescue, the kitten received a miniature high-visibility vest and a tiny hard hat.
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The hard hat was made with openings that allow her ears to fit through, making the little construction outfit even more adorable.
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Photos of Sue wearing the gear helped turn her into the perfect mascot for a construction company.
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She may not be capable of operating an excavator or carrying out actual construction work, but she certainly looks the part of the crew’s smallest member.
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Her rescue story quickly captured attention online
River
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Reach Construction shared footage and updates about Sue on social media, helping the unusual rescue reach audiences far beyond the Ohio construction site.
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Viewers were particularly drawn to the contrast between the enormous excavator and the tiny kitten that had somehow ended up inside it.
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The story also prompted plenty of playful reactions, with people online joking about Sue receiving her own hard hat and effectively becoming the crew’s newest employee.
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The attention has given the construction workers’ unexpected rescue a life far beyond the original incident and turned Sue into a memorable internet mascot.
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From excavator stowaway to construction mascot
Sue’s journey is remarkable because of how quickly her circumstances changed.
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She went from being a vulnerable kitten trapped inside heavy machinery to receiving care from a foster family and eventually finding a permanent place connected to the construction crew that rescued her.
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Her tiny safety vest and hard hat are clearly more about fun than function, but they perfectly capture the affection the workers have developed for her.
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What could have ended as a dangerous incident involving an animal trapped inside an excavator instead became a heartwarming rescue story.
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Now Sue has a safe future, a family to care for her and perhaps the most unusual job title on the construction site, the crew’s tiny shop cat.
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