21.01.2009

Crane accident injures two

Two men were injured yesterday at Cleco's Rodemacher plant in the Lena-Boyce area of Rapides Parish, central Louisiana after the boom of an old Manitowoc crane boom collapsed.

The two are employed by the Shaw Power Group, which is constructing the Rodemacher III power plant for Cleco.
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The crane boom came down on a boom lift

The men’s injuries are not life threatening although one, who was working on the crane from a self propelled aerial boom lift, is more seriously injured than the other. He was performing maintenance on the crane when the boom collapsed.

The man was injured as he jumped out of the lift to escape the wreckage. He was reported to be able to walk with assistance but was airlifted to a local hospital. The crane, reportedly a “4600” owned by Lampson crane rental was being prepared for relocation at the time.
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A photo from the rear of the crane

The other man only received minor injuries around 600 of the total 1,100 employees and sub-contractors on the project were temporarily laid off while an investigation of the incident is carried out.