Construction crew rescues tiny kitten from an excavator on their site, one member adopts the cute cat and welcomes her to the team: 'Meet Komatsu'

Bar Mor Hazut • Senior Editor

Sep 10, 2026 7:00 AM EDT

We're all familiar with that one hire that no one understands how they got the job.

They don't have the skills, they don't have the qualifications, they don't even have any strings to pull. They simply walked into the business, charmed everyone in the building, and got themselves the job.

That is exactly what the kitten below did.

When this construction crew started working one morning, the last thing they expected was to welcome a new, tiny, fuzzy team member to the crew. But when they heard little meows coming from inside their machinery, they simply could not ignore the cry for help and immediately started working on getting the small kitten out.

They got the whole rescue mission on video, right up until the moment the kitten went flying out of the excavator. When they started sharing the story online, people were instantly enamoured with the brave cat who managed to get herself a job as a construction crew member, even without any skill whatsoever.

We're not kidding. After she got rescued, Sue (short for Komatsu) got her very own uniform, safety hat, and vest, so she could join the team that saved her life. Sue was adopted by a family member of one of the rescuers, and now she visits her friends every week and oversees their construction work to make sure no kitten gets harmed in the process.

Scroll down for the full, absolutely heartwarming story of Sue and her team, and make sure to scroll all the way down to watch the full video.

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"Meet Komatsu, a.k.a. "sue," a tiny kitten who has joined a construction crew after workers rescued her from an excavator on their site."
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Aren't you happy to see how Sue made it out, safe and sound, right into the arms of hoomans who knew they had to take care of her?
If you ask us, her determination and resilience are what got her the job at the end of the day, and she definitely deserves it.
Good for you, Sue.
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Watch the full video!

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