5 workers were atop a 30 meter tall crane when it collapsed killing 2 and injuring one. The two that survived without injury climbed down the mast.
Tag
china
NewsSafety
Tower crane falls from building to kill three in S. China
by Crane Blogger
December 8, 2009
The accident happened at about 4:10 p.m. when the 30-tonne tower crane fell from the 50th floor of Taishang Building in Dongguan city. The crane broke through three stories in the basement and finally landed, a municipal government spokesman said.
Manitowoc has announced a 100 tonne capacity crawler crane built in China for the Chinese market.