16.02.2007
Crane topples onto Youth club
A 50 tonne All Terrain crane toppled over onto a new block being built at a combined youth club, police and apartment building in southwest Sydney on Thursday.
The crane was lifting a 1.3 tonne load when the ground under its outriggers gave way. No details of what kind of outrigger mats or shoring are available at this time.
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The crane toppled when the ground gave way
No one was injured in the incident, which damaged the partially built apartments and the roof of the neighbouring club.
A spokeswoman for the Australian health & safety organisation - WorkCover said that a geotechnical expert had been called in to investigate the incident and a salvage operation was under way.
Work on the apartments has stopped until WorkCover declares the site safe.
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