North Queensland, Australia
Another crane related death in Australia.
It happened yesterday morning at a Thiess construction site at the Lavarack Army Barracks in Townsville, North Queensland. The deceased (Nick Nicholas) was an employee of a local rigging subcontractor, S&M Rigging, who is responsible for erecting precast concrete panels forming the structural elements of the new accommodation units. He was located in the man-box of a “cherry picker” when four previously erected and propped up panels collapsed, falling against the machine and causing his death. No other persons were injured.
A full investigation into the incident is now underway.
Category: Accident Report, In Memory of
Tags: Boom Truck, Concrete Slab, Falling Materials, Mobile Crane
Top Story
The recent boom collapse in Manhattan, New York resulted in the death of Michael Simermeyer. Ironically, the same building inspector, Patrick McGarrigle, on site who failed to check a cable involved in the accident was also connected with an fatal crane accident in 2008.