2010 Construction Accidents
thru 1/31/10
UPDATE on SCAFFOLDING COLLAPSE during concrete pour Building site worker buried alive in concrete (a worker who was left with severe cement burns after he was buried alive during a horrific building site accident has won substantial compensation – he was traumatized after he fell through some foundations and landed five metres below on his ankle – he was trapped after wet concrete poured in, covering his entire body – it took 10 minutes for his colleagues to pull him free and the 30-year-old was left with severe cement burns across his entire body, leaving unsightly burns – he also suffered a broken ankle and post traumatic stress disorder for a number of years – the supporting scaffolding was not erected properly)
CRANE FATALITY Worker For Atlanta Company Killed In SC (a construction worker died after being struck by a beam at an Air Force Base in South Carolina – he was helping with the construction of the new headquarters – he was on an I-beam 20 feet above the ground when another I-beam that was being lowered by a crane hit him)
FATAL FALL though skylight MythBusters’ Erik Gates Dies in Freak Accident (worker, who has been featured on the Discovery Channel’s MythBusters, was killed in an accident last week – he was 47 – he fell through a skylight, dying from blunt force chest injuries – he was walking across the roof before he fell through the skylight – he fell about 30 feet)
FALL through floor hole Accident victim recovering after fall (a man who fell almost four metres at an elementary school under renovation is recovering well and is expected to be released from hospital soon – on his first day on the job, he fell through a hole on the second floor and onto the concrete floor below – he was airlifted to a Hospital in critical condition – he had come to the job site that day with a friend after responding to an employment advertisement – the two of them were doing clean up when the accident happened – one man was shoveling concrete and the victim was backing away because of the dust that was flying up – he stepped into a hole and fell)
WALL COLLAPSE Two construction workers injured after wall collapse (two construction workers, 29 and 39, were transported to a Hospital after an 18-foot wall collapsed and pinned them – they suffered non-life threatening injuries while putting up a preconstructed section of wall in a home under construction when it gave way just before 11 a.m.- one was treated for minor back injuries and is expected to be released while the other worker will undergo surgery for a fracture he suffered in his pelvis – six other workers were able to jump out of the way but the other two men were pinned for a brief time – the braces holding the wood wall may have gave way as the men tried to secure it into place)
UPDATE on FATAL SCAFFOLDING COLLAPSE Metron Construction was issued safety order days before fatal swing stage accident (seven days prior to a fatal accident that killed four construction workers at an apartment work site, Ontario’s labour ministry had concerns with a swing stage at the project – on the afternoon of Christmas Eve, four workers plunged 13 storeys to their deaths when a swing stage they were working on came apart – a fifth worker survived the fall, but has serious leg and spinal injuries – from Oct. 20 to Dec. 17, 2009, the labour ministry conducted nine field visits to the site and issued a total of eight orders to address safety concerns – among the orders issued Dec. 17 were that a temporary structure be designed and constructed to support or resist all loads and forces “to which it is likely to be subjected without exceeding the allowable unit stress for each material used” – there was a temporary structure constructed at the time which did not meet requirements – company was to provide guardrails to a work platform “being used for access to swing stage near the parking garages” – a stop-work order was also issued for use of a swing stage at the site – a labour ministry inspector returned to the site later on Dec. 17 finding “compliance achieved” and the stop-work order was lifted)
TRENCHING Construction worker trapped, rescued from sinkhole (emergency personnel rescued a construction worker, 40, trapped in a sinkhole at a mobile home park – the man was repairing a pool at 11:40 a.m. when workers hit a water main – the ditch filled with water around him – the ground turned to mud, and the man couldn’t get his feet free – the ditch filled with at least 5 feet of water, which rose over the man’s waist – the fire department spent about an hour at the incident – he was taken by ambulance to a Medical Center where he was treated for conditions of hypothermia, although his injuries did not appear to be life threatening – another male worker suffered a leg injury)
FORKLIFT FATALITY – tipped using a manbasket Death in Amargosa Valley (two men using a forklift to put up a 50-foot-high wind turbine on private property were involved in a fatal accident – the men were standing in a basket that had been installed on the boom when the boom began to sway, causing the forklift to tip over on its right side – there was no outrigger in use to stabilize the boom – one jumped or was partially thrown out of the bucket as the boom fell – he sustained two broken ankles, a punctured lung and ruptured spleen – the other worker, 28, was in the bucket when it crashed to the ground – emergency personnel worked on him for 20-30 minutes, but he went into cardiac arrest and expired)
ELECTROCUTION Worker Fixing Leak Dies After Hit Power Line (a worker, in his early 30s, fixing an underground leak was killed when he hit an underground power line – doctors were not able to revive the worker – he suffered cardiac arrest after making contact with the underground power line – fire officials say they pulled the victim out of the hole where he was doing repair work to some sort of leak – he was not conscious)
FALLING BAGS OF CEMENT Worker dies in mishap at Lanco (a construction worker died and another was injured after solidified cement bags fell on them around 8 am in one of the 35-storeyed towers being built on the project site – happened when workers dumped the bags into the elevator duct as part of a routine debris clearing exercise – the injured , 50 and 40 were rushed to a hospital but the former died midway while the latter is undergoing treatment – solidified cement bags were dropped from one of the floors and they landed straight on the heads of two labourers working on the ground floor to clear the dumped debris – even the safety headgears being worn by the workers could not save them as they broke away under the impact)
CRUSHED UNLOADING SLABS Man crushed to death in workplace accident (four workers were removing stone slabs out of the back of a tractor trailer at about 8 p.m. when one of the heavy slabs shifted and pinned a man – the man ended up being crushed to death)
SCAFFOLDING Worker injured by falling scaffolding in Waipahu (a construction worker was taken to a hospital after being critically injured by falling scaffolding – the accident occurred at about 7:31 a.m. – the worker, described to be a male in his 30s, was on a scaffolding about 10 feet above the ground when it subsequently collapsed – police officers pulled him out of the debris and administered CPR – paramedics transported the man to a hospital in critical condition)
ELECTRICAL & LADDER Conditions of injured Branford roofers updated (one of the three roofers subjected to high-voltage electric shock when a ladder they were using touched high-tension electrical wires was in critical condition – his older brother, who also was seriously injured, was upgraded overnight from critical to serious condition in the specialized burn unit, and their boss remained stable in the same hospital – two of the men went into cardiac arrest and had to be revived by a co-worker and firefighters at the scene – at least one suffered severe burns after the ladder tipped backward while they were moving it and came in contact with a power line carrying 13,200 volts – the power line the ladder touched, which was within 15 feet of the building, runs the length of the street – the workers appeared to have begun a roofing job before obtaining a building permit, were using the ladder to bring shingles to the roof of a commercial building)
FORKLIFT FATALITY Woman Struck and Killed by a Forklift in Brooklyn (a forklift struck and killed a woman, 46, about 7:40 a.m. as she crossed the intersection – a 40-year-old unidentified construction worker operating the forklift was removing the machine from storage and heading to a nearby construction site to repair an overpass, when he struck her with a part jutting off the back of the forklift – police discovered equipment violations and issued the operator several summonses)
UPDATE on FATAL FALLS Harnesses worn by workers in Christmas Eve tragedy not solidly secured: police (the four construction workers who died in the Christmas Eve swing-stage tragedy were wearing harnesses at the time of the accident, but just one was connected to a safety line – five workers were on the swing stage at the apartment renovation site when it broke apart the afternoon of Dec. 24 – four workers plunged 13 storeys to their deaths and a fifth survived but is in critical care – police state that only one of the four deceased had a lanyard attached to his harness but he was not tied-off)
DROPPED TOOL Tool drops 40 storeys, smashes atrium window (a skylight was smashed in the atrium when a construction worker dropped a tool from 40 storeys above the ground – it came loose from a wrench while workers were assembling a scaffold on the 42nd floor of the downtown skyscraper – the socket bounced about 25 metres when it first landed and then hits a glass roof – no one was injured)
TRENCH Pavement falls on man working in V’land trench (a contractor, 40, was injured when a large chunk of pavement fell on him as he worked inside a trench about 2 p.m. – he was installing a natural gas pipeline in the area – he was in a trench about 8 feet deep when the pavement landed on him – rescue workers extricated him from the trench, and he was taken to a Medical Center for treatment – his injuries did not appear to be life-threatening)
WORKZONE FATALITY Driver in MDOT wreck dies (driver, who was injured in a car accident that killed two Department of Transportation workers earlier this week, has died – while driving along an icy section of U.S. 11, her vehicle struck two DOT workers, who were spreading sand over the ice – both were pronounced dead at the scene – a third DOT worker also was injured in the accident, but was treated and released)
CRANE COLLAPSE Crane collapse won’t slow Cypress Avenue bridge construction (a construction crane collapse closed a Bridge, ruptured a sewer line and snarled traffic east and west of the span – no one was injured and no cars or trucks were damaged when the crane’s boom fell into the gap between the north and south sides of the span, where crews are building the trestle needed to complete the middle part of the bridge – there was no damage to the bridge structure – city officials said they think a hoist cable in the Manatowoc 222 crane snapped, causing the arm to drop onto the deck – they also think the heavy hook at the end of the cable punctured the new 16-inch sewer line under the north span, causing wastewater to spill into the river – crews worked well into the evening to lift the damaged crane arm off the bridge and staunch the leak in the sewer line)
MANLIFT FATALITIES Two Workers Killed in Crane Accident (two people were killed when they fell from a basket crane – the men were cleaning a building’s gutters when the sidewalk under one of the basket crane’s supporting legs collapsed – the men fell from the second or third storey – other workers on site were able to move away in time from the crane – the supporting leg appears to have been standing over a hollow pocket under the sidewalk – the leg dropped one and a half metres through the sidewalk)
HOTWORK Fire injures two at Funsi (two people were injured when a water tank they were working on caught fire – one of them who sustained severe wounds was rushed to the regional hospital while the other was responding to treatment at a Health Centre – the victims were welders putting finishing touches to the tank which would have served as a water reservoir, when sparks from their welding instruments ignited dry leaves and empty cement bags on the ground – timber boards and pieces of wood used in propping up the tank, plastic pipes and a shed were all burnt by the fire)
SCAFFOLDING FATALITIES Collapsed scaffold kills 8, injures 2 in SW China (a construction-site scaffold collapsed, killing eight workers and injuring two – the scaffold crumbled around 6 p.m. at a construction site – the two injured were rushed to hospital and were out of danger)
TRENCH ACCIDENT Phone Service Still Out In Adams, Brown Counties (a village administrator was in a ditch working on a gas line when the ditch partially collapsed onto him – a co-worker rescued him by scooping him out of the ditch with a backhoe, after attempts to call 911 failed – the co-worker eventually had to drive the administrator to an EMS station where they were able to radio in the emergency – no word yet on his condition)
CRANE ACCIDENT 2 workers injured after strong winds topple crane in Hachioji (a crane collapsed after being blown over by strong winds, leaving two workers injured, one seriously – at around 9 a.m., rescue workers received an emergency call reporting that a crane fell down at a construction site – the crane’s arm hit an 18-year-old worker, seriously injuring him, while its 45-year-old operator suffered minor wounds – a worker who was at the site when the accident occurred said it fell down after being blown over by strong winds – the operator of the crane was turning the vehicle around while lifting up a steel plate weighing about 250 kilograms when the vehicle was blown over by a gust of wind)
WORKZONE FATALITY DUI Charge Filed In Death Of NJDOT Worker (a woman has been charged with driving under the influence after allegedly fatally striking a Department of Transportation worker who was assisting a motorist – according to investigators, the worker, 45, was assisting a motorist with a flat tire in the shoulder of I-76 when a Dodge Magnum struck his service vehicle and subsequently him – he was on the shoulder of the road, with his lights on, very visible – there was no obstruction of his vehicle or of him, he was perfectly in plain view,” State Police explained – he was rushed to a Hospital, but was later pronounced dead)
FATAL FALL 46-year-old man dies from fall in Milwaukee’s Third Ward (a 46-year-old man is dead after falling at a construction site – the victim in this accident is an independent carpenter – a co-worker says he was cleaning off snow from boards and tarps of a second elevator shaft to be constructed – it’s estimated he fell 30 feet and was pronounced dead on the scene)
FALL Man survives 25-foot fall into concrete vault, rescued by crane (a construction supervisor survived a fall of an estimated 25 feet from a ladder – he was apparently climbing up the ladder, out of a concrete vault being built at a Wastewater Treatment Plant, when he fell – the man had been working on the project since this summer – he was lifted out of the vault with a crane attached to a special stretcher – he was conscious and talking, but had suffered a “tremendous amount of injuries” to his arms, neck, back and legs – no one saw the man fall and that another worker found him an estimated five minutes after the accident)
FATAL FALL Accident on construction site kills three in Baku (the accident happened at 10.30 a.m. when three workers fell from the multistorey building being constructed – two of them, 20 and 34, died on the spot – the other worker, 24, died on the way to hospital)
FALLING BLOCK OF CEMENT Palestinian laborer killed in work accident (a worker died after being crushed by a block of cement that fell on him while he was working – medics were dispatched to the scene but were unable to revive the man)
EQUIPMENT DROPPED Construction worker evacuated from Antarctica (a construction worker has been evacuated from Antarctica after being seriously injured in an accident – the man, in his 40s, had abdominal injuries after being crushed by machinery – he was taken to a Russian base where Chinese, Russian and Australian medical staff operated for nine hours in rudimentary conditions)
FATAL FALL from MOBILE SCAFFOLDING Worker falls seven storeys to his death (a 37-year-old man has died after falling 20 metres – it is believed a mobile scaffolding inside the building site had not been properly secured)
FATAL FALL in ELEVATOR SHAFT Man falls to death in elevator shaft in Upper West Side building (a worker, 24, plummeted down an elevator shaft to his death – he landed on top of the elevator, which was at or near the first floor of the six-story building – the worker was on the sixth floor when he fell, shortly before 5:30 p.m.- cops ruled the man’s death an accident and were investigating the possibility he may have been electrocuted before he fell – the dead man’s co-worker, a 37-year-old elevator mechanic, was checking on the lift’s power source – coworker said he was walking down the stairwell when he heard sickening banging sounds as the man tumbled down the shaft)
TUNNEL COLLAPSE Railway tunnel collapse leaves 4 dead, 2 missing (four workers were killed and two others missing in a collapse at a railway tunnel that is under construction – the accident happened at 8 a.m. when workers were working in the tunnel of the high-speed railway – among the four workers who were injured in the collapse, one was discharged from hospital and the rest were still being hospitalized)
TRENCHING FATALITY Labourer buried alive in south Delhi (Lead) (at least one labourer, 20, died while another was injured in an accident at a construction site at around 10 a.m. when a mud-pile caved in on the workers involved in digging – two labourers were trapped – the other labourer sustained injuries and was rushed to a Trauma Centre where he is undergoing treatment – his condition is stated to be stable)
CRANE FATALITY Man dead after metal beam falls on him (a man, 40, died after a metal beam weighing approximately 1,500 pounds fell on him – he was reportedly attaching a safety cable to the beam when it fell – accident occurred in an outdoor area where several beams were being erected – he and others were attempting to erect two I-beams in an “X” pattern when one of the 35-foot-tall beams fell – he was pronounced deceased at the scene)
SPRINKLER SYSTEM SAVES ANOTHER ONE Fire at Dalton Plant (the Fire Department spent the afternoon fighting a fire at the Recycling Plant – everyone got out safely – the building’s sprinkler system was activated – the fire was contained in the southwest portion on the building, and firefighters credit the building’s functioning sprinkler system with keeping the fire contained until the fire department could arrive on scene to start suppression efforts – no word on damage estimates or cause of the blaze)
FALL Worker injured at Mackey work site (a construction worker suffered an arm injury, cuts and bruises after falling about 10 feet – he was treated at a hospital and released – the accident and fall took place about 11:12 a.m. – he was pulling metal decking from “penthouse level” when he stepped through a hole, falling 10 feet from the fourth floor to the third floor – Fire Department used an aerial truck to remove the man)
FORKLIFT FATALITY York Hill construction worker dies in work-related accident (a construction worker was killed in a work-related accident – a preliminary investigation revealed that the worker, 58, was walking up a hill when he was hit by a forklift going in reverse at 9:15 a.m. – he was pronounced dead upon arriving at a Hospital)
MOBILE EQUIPMENT FATALITY Worker killed in roller accident (a worker, 31, was accidentally crushed under a six-tonne roller – he was operating a spray pump clearing debris from the path of a road-roller during resurfacing works – an alleged fault with the spray forced the operator of the roller to stop the vehicle to alert him – he was caught under the vehicle and died at the scene around 3:40 pm)
CRANE Crane accident hurts the driver (a crane driver got badly hurt in a crane accident – the diver who has now been hospitalised had broken a leg and sustained minor injuries – the crane fell over when carrying cement bags to sheet the second floor of the neighbouring house – during the incident, the roof over the sitting room of a building was damaged, but no one in the house was hurt)
ROOF COLLAPSE Firefighters rescue two men after roof collapse in Hollywood (two construction workers at a beachfront building were injured when a concrete slab fell on them – the men, who had been working on the building’s roof, were pinned under the concrete and suffered lower-body fractures – the accident happened after 1:30 p.m. – the men’s injuries were not thought to be life-threatening – no other injuries were reported)
ELECTRICAL EXPLOSION Power Line Accident Prompts Evacuation and Subway Halt (workers installing a gas line into a building accidentally struck a power line that feeds the subway, sparking electrical explosions that blew manhole covers into the air, disrupted subway service and rattled nerves – no one was hurt, but the explosions, caused elevated natural gas readings and prompted the evacuation of about 180 residences and the suspension of service on two subway lines for several hours)
FATAL FALL A worker has died when he fell 50ft while repairing dome of St. Peter the … (a worker has died and another was injured when he fell 50ft while repairing the dome of St. Peter the Apostle – the incident occurred about 12:30 p.m. and the injured worker was treated at the scene before being transferred to a Hospital)
TRENCH FATALITY One worker killed, another injured at wastewater pipe construction site (an employee, 21, of an excavation company was killed and another was injured in an accident on a job site – a crew was working on a wastewater pipeline at the time of the accident – the two affected workers were taken to a nearby hospital where one passed away from their injuries – the trench collapsed as crewmembers were installing two trench boxes on the site – two of the workers were injured and required medical attention – one of the workers later died as a result of the injuries sustained on the job site)
ELECTRICAL ARC FLASH Two workers injured in Tavira Gran-Plaza (a short circuit followed by an explosion seriously injured two electricians working on an electricity panel in the shopping centre – a circuit board exploded and injured both men working on it – both electricians, aged 41 and 66, suffered serious burns, as the fire resulting from the explosion came into direct contact with them, and were immediately taken to a Hospital – they were later transferred to another hospital in the country specialising in burns – the older worker was the worst injured as the explosion struck him directly in the face, causing third degree burns to his face, lips, tongue and nose – his prognosis still remains reserved – the other worker suffered second degree burns and is in a more stable condition – both technicians were carrying out regular maintenance work and, as the accident occurred in a restricted area)
FATAL WAREHOUSE COLLAPSE Worker, three-year-old die in separate accidents southern Vietnam (the lack of binding beams was the cause of a warehouse collapse under construction that killed one worker, 28, and injured at least nine others – the warehouse of about 30,000 square meters collapsed at around 5p.m. when some people were still working on it – the beams weighing dozens of tons, which did not have supporting pillars, collapsed, followed by freshly laid concrete – there’s also suspicion that a crane’s operations might have added to the collapse – initial investigations indicate that the arm of a crane which was being used in the warehouse construction might have been broken off and fallen on some beams, triggering the collapse)
CRANE Crane boom collapses; no injuries reported (a crane boom collapsed – no injuries and no extensive property damage were reported – a small utility shed located behind a business was destroyed in the crane’s fall at about 3 p.m. as workers were attempting to pin the 350-ton crane’s boom after the move of a structure)
FATAL FALL from SCAFFOLDING Co-workers, family shaken by Calgary workplace death (a man, 28, died in a workplace accident – the father of three was installing siding on a home when he fell from the scaffolding – there were no witnesses – he had returned to working in construction about four years ago)
FATAL FALL Construction worker dies of injuries after 18-foot fall (a 34-year-old construction worker died of injuries suffered in a jobsite fall – he fell about 18 feet at a building under construction and suffered a severe head injury and was taken to a Medical Center – he died the following day)
FATAL FALL Worker fell to death in school (a worker, 39, was killed after he fell from the third floor of a school he was painting – he died at the Hospital after he was seriously injured in the fall)
Four hurt in Lowell structure collapse (two firefighters, a police officer and an EMT were injured after shielding an injured construction worker from falling bricks around 11 a.m. – a construction worker securing a wall of an old mill slated for renovation was struck by falling bricks – when emergency workers arrived, they were attending to him and there was a second brick collapse – the firefighters, police officer and medical technician formed a human shield over the worker – they only sustained minor injuries)
FATAL FALL Horseheads contractor dies after fall (a man, 62, was killed in a construction accident – he died after falling 30 feet from scaffolding at a home his company was building – he was climbing out of a window near the roof of the home onto the scaffolding when he fell – scaffolding may have been unstable – he was rushed by ambulance to a Medical Center, where he succumbed to his injuries)
FATAL FALL Man, 69, falls to death repairing garage heater (a 69-year-old man fell to his death inside a garage where farm machinery was being kept – the heating and ventilation worker was on scaffolding and repairing a garage heater when he fell an estimated four to five metres to the cement floor – paramedics arrived on the scene and tried to resuscitate the man, but he was pronounced dead several minutes later)
WORKZONE & BOBCAT Accident injures road repair worker (a city worker was injured and the Bobcat skid loader he was handling was badly damaged when it was struck by a sport utility vehicle about 1:30 a.m. – the worker was part of a crew preparing potholes for patching – the vehicle plowed into the Bobcat – driver of the SUV did not appear to be severely injured – the operator of the Bobcat was bruised and banged and was treated at a hospital and released – he tried to return to work but was sent home for the day – the SUV driver was arrested on suspicion of drunken driving)
FATAL FALL from BRIDGE Worker dies after fall from NJ bridge (a bridge worker, 55, who fell about 50 feet into a frigid river has died from his injuries – he was working for a rail line when he fell from the bridge around 4:30 a.m. – he made his way to some pilings but lost consciousness due to hypothermia – emergency service workers soon hoisted him to the bridge in a basket and took him to a Medical Center, where he died several hours later)
FORKLIFT FATALITY Construction worker killed after accident involving forklift (a man is dead after an accident involving a forklift at a construction site – worker was killed after an accident involving a forklift while working on a construction project at a Hospital – the investigation into his death continues and details involving what led up to the accident)
ROAD ROLLER Dearham man crushed by road roller in Carlisle (a man, 34, suffered serious leg injuries after becoming trapped
beneath a road roller – he was working when the accident happened at about 9.30am – he was rushed to the city’s Infirmary, where he is being treated by medics – the driver of the road roller, which was also involved in the road works at the site, was unhurt in the accident)
CRANE Crane falls over, hits power line (a crane fell over and landed on a power line at a construction site – the crane tipped over into the power line at approximately 3:30 p.m. – no one got hurt)
Construction worker hurt on site in downtown Madison (a construction worker was taken to the hospital after an accident – initial reports indicate a worker suffered serious injuries and was taken to a local hospital – no other details)
FATAL FALLS from BRIDGE & LADDER Rail workers die in falls at Forth and Tay Bridges within hours of each other (two workmen died in accidents at two iconic railway bridges within hours of each other – one man plunged 150ft from a ladder and the other also fell from a ladder – the first worker, 52, who fell landed on scaffolding and died at the scene – he was a member of the painting team working on the north side of the bridge when he fell just before 9pm – in the second accident less than 10 hours later, a worker, 44, fell around 6ft from a ladder on to a ledge under the rail bridge at around 6.40am – he died at the scene)
PHOSPHOROUS PENTOXIDE dug up Two Poisoned by Toxic Substance at Hubei Construction Site (two workers were poisoned after thirty-three bottles of toxic substances were excavated from a commercial housing construction site – according to one construction worker who witnessed the accident, several of his colleagues discovered the poison in a wooden box as they were digging foundations for the new building – inside the box, which was buried more than a meter underground, were several glass bottles containing white powder – after a couple of the containers were accidentally broken, the white powders started to burn and emit a white smoke – two of the workers immediately started to feel dizzy and vomit – firefighters and environmental protection experts rushed to the scene with special equipment to detect the gas, which was identified as phosphorus pentoxide – the substance generates a poisonous gas when it is exposed to air and water – the two poisoned workers are in a stable condition after receiving treatment in hospital)
CRANE Boom! Crane topples over (nobody was injured when a large crane toppled in an engineering yard – a five-axle Liebherr LTM 1100 crane ended up with wheels in the air and its right-hand rear side crunched against the ground after the accident – the large telescopic boom of the crane, which stretches from 11.5m to 52m, was bent by the force of the collapse, but no injuries were reported as a result of the incident – the boom is believed to be able to be fixed – what the crane was lifting at the time of the accident is not known – copyrighted photo @ link)