'There was a lot of crashing,' says injured State Fair worker

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>>> POWERFUL WINDS FROM

TROPICAL STORM MICHAEL

CERTAINLY IMPACTED THE OPENING

OF THE NEW NORTH CAROLINA STATE

FAIR THIS YEAR.

>> DELAYING THE OPENING DAY TO

A WORKER BEING INJURED WHEN A

TREE FELL.

HOPING FOR FUN FOLLOWING THE

STORM AND BRIAN I REMEMBER LAST

NIGHT BRAD JOHANSEN HAD THAT

STORY RIGHT AFTER IT HAPPENED

OUT THERE.

THAT GENTLEMAN IS LUCKY HE IS

NOT SERIOUSLY HURT.

>> HE IS VERY GRATEFUL AND VERY

GRATEFUL TO BE BACK ON THE JOB.

BY ALL INDICATIONS IT IS A

DAZZLING OPENING DAY IF A DAY

LATE WITH SCHOOLS CLOSED

BECAUSE OF YESTERDAY'S STORM

AND WITH THE WEATHER TODAY DARN

NEAR PERFECT ATTENDANCE IS

CLEARLY ROBUST.

WE WON'T HAVE ANY FINAL NUMBERS

UNTIL CLOSING TIME BUT JUST

LOOK WHO WE RAN INTO BACK ON

THE JOB TODAY.

>> Reporter: THE FRIES THIS AND

GREASY THAT, THE WHIRLING AND

BOUNCING, A BLUE OCTOBER SKY IS

BACK EVEN IF THE LIGHTS ARE

STILL OUT.

>> IT IS WONDERFUL MY HOUSE

STILL DOES NOT HAVE POWER.

>> Reporter: AFTER MICHAEL SHUT

DOWN OPENING DAY THE FAIR IS

BACK.

SO IS THE GATE CAPTAIN FILLED

WITH BANDAGES AND HOSPITAL

WRIST BANDS.

>> I DON'T LIKE MISSING WORK

AND I LOVE BEING OUT HERE DOING

WHAT I HAVE TO DO.

IT'S FUN AND I ENJOY IT.

>> Reporter: IN CHARGE OF GATE

FIVE ON THURSDAY EVEN HE

SLIPPED INTO HIS WINDOWLESS

TRAILER WHERE HE SLEEPS EACH

NIGHT DURING THE FAIR AND WITH

WIND HOWLING A PINE TREE CAME

CRASHING DOWN.

>> I'VE NEVER BEEN IN A PLANE

CRASH BUT SOMETHING LIKE THAT

IS AS CLOSE AN EXPERIENCE THAT

I COULD EVER HAVE BEEN TO A

PLANE CRASH.

EVERYTHING WAS ROLLING AROUND.

>> A BIG LIMB PUNCHING HIM IN

HIS CHEST AND SIDE.

>> I WAS TRYING TO CRAWL OUT OF

THE TRAILER AND BY THE TIME I

GOT TO THE DOOR SOME DEPUTYST

AND OTHER PEOPLE HAD GRABBED ME

AND PULLED ME OUT OF THE

TRAILER.

I WAS JUST DAZED A BIT.

I DIDN'T HAVE MY TOGETHER.

>> HE WOULDN'T STAY LONG, DUTY

CALLS.

FEELS GOOD TO BE BACK.

>> AFTER ALL WE'VE GONE THROUGH

IN THE LAST MONTH WITH FLORENCE

AND MICHAEL, DOES NORTH

CAROLINA NEED THIS?

>> IT DOES.

THIS IS VERY REFRESHING AND TO

BRING THE GRANDSONS.

I'VE HAD FIVE DAUGHTERS AND WE

COME TO THE FAIR EVERY SINGLE

YEAR.

>> MR. BOGGS HAD SOME BRUISES

ON HIS ARMS AND YOU SAW IN THE

VIDEO BUT HE DIDN'T HAVE TO

STAY THE NIGHT IN THE HOSPITAL,

WENT ON HOME.

HIS BRAND NEW DODGE PICK UP

TRUCK DIDN'T WEATHER THE STORM

SO WELL.

IT WAS BANGED UP PRETTY BAD BUT

HE DOES PLAN TO GET ANOTHER NEW

TRUCK VERY SOON JUST LIKE I

PLAN TO GET ANOTHER CORN DOG

BEFORE LONG.

>> YES.

>> BACK TO YOU.

>> WHAT A STORY.

SO GLAD TO SEE YOU ARE OKAY.

>> CORN DOGS CAN MAKE JUST

ABOUT ANYBODY HAPPY.