April 30, 2008 - Crane Accident Kills Construction Worker
April 30, 2008 - A construction worker was killed when he was dismantling a crane 200 feet above an
The accident occurred at about 9:15 a.m., and Umanzor was already dead when rescuers found him shortly thereafter, said Michael Cox, division chief for the
No other injuries were reported at the
"The crane is in no danger of collapsing or anything like that," Cox said, although he admits that "we don't know exactly what happened."
"Apparently, they were in the process of dismantling the crane when something went wrong and one worker was caught between pieces and crushed," Cox said.
Umanzor’s body was removed shortly after 11 a.m.
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