CRANE FATALITY IN LONDON

Workman crushed by falling crawler crane jib

A construction worker has been fatally injured in a crane incident on a building site in north west London. The death occurred on Friday 6th March 2009 and witnesses report that the crane collapsed ”into the basement excavation at a property” and the deceased worker was “crushed across the torso by the jib”.

The contractor is said to be Harris Calnan Construction Ltd of London. A spokesman for Pennington Phillips, architects on the development, said: “We do not yet know the full details ourselves at the moment, but this is a tragedy.” Police have not released the name of the victim although the death is being investigated by both Police and HSE.

This article was posted on 10th March 2009 in ALL LATEST NEWS, CRANES MOBILE, FATALITIES.
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