17.07.2009

Swiss crane fall

A self erecting tower crane tipped over at a building site in Oetwil, near Zurich, Switzerland yesterday there were no injuries.
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The crane came crashing down onto the building

The reportedly 34t/m crane with 43 metre jib was being used with a concrete bucket at the time and was about to discharge a load when it went over and crashed onto the building.

It looks as though the crane simply tipped from its base suggesting an overload. Up to 15 construction workers were on site at the time but no one was injured in the incident.
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The crane tipped from its base