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Investigators are trying to figure out what caused a crane to collapse at a new hospital construction site in Grafton.
Monday mornings can sometimes be a tough start to the work week, but one Monday morning took a frightening turn for a crane operator and construction workers in Grafton. A 150 ft. crane with a 160 ft. boom tipped over at the new Aurora Hospital construction site. Grafton Police Chief Charles Wenton said, "They found that a crane which was moving a piece of re-cast concrete for the foyer area had collapsed boom broke."
The crane's operator, 51-year-old Mark Tomaro, suffered minor injuries to his head. He was treated at a local hospital and released. Aurora Health Care Rep. Mike Brophy said, "He's fine, he walked away from the incident. That's all we can say right now, except there was nobody else injured. That building was not damaged, that's what we know right now."
Investigators with the construction company and OSHA are now trying to figure out what caused this accident. Brophy says, "There were a few other people around, no one was hurt. Thankful nothing else happened, all safety regulations were followed at time."
Aurora Health Care says this incident won't affect their construction timeline. Construction on the new hospital is scheduled to be complete by the end of 2010.
Monday mornings can sometimes be a tough start to the work week, but one Monday morning took a frightening turn for a crane operator and construction workers in Grafton. A 150 ft. crane with a 160 ft. boom tipped over at the new Aurora Hospital construction site. Grafton Police Chief Charles Wenton said, "They found that a crane which was moving a piece of re-cast concrete for the foyer area had collapsed boom broke."
The crane's operator, 51-year-old Mark Tomaro, suffered minor injuries to his head. He was treated at a local hospital and released. Aurora Health Care Rep. Mike Brophy said, "He's fine, he walked away from the incident. That's all we can say right now, except there was nobody else injured. That building was not damaged, that's what we know right now."
Investigators with the construction company and OSHA are now trying to figure out what caused this accident. Brophy says, "There were a few other people around, no one was hurt. Thankful nothing else happened, all safety regulations were followed at time."
Aurora Health Care says this incident won't affect their construction timeline. Construction on the new hospital is scheduled to be complete by the end of 2010.
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