Operator killed as tower crane collapses at Hong Kong construction site
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A tower crane collapsed at a public housing construction site in Kwai Chung, Hong Kong on Thursday afternoon, killing the 62-year-old male operator. The incident occurred at 4:27 pm at the Tai Wo Hau Road construction site near Pik Kwai House. The operator fell with the crane and was pronounced dead at the scene. Mud thrown up by the collapsing crane struck a truck, shattering its windows, but no other injuries were reported. The contractor, Woon Lee Construction, had previously been fined for fatal incidents at its sites in 2009 and 2011.
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AI-ExtractedA truck on the ground was struck by mud thrown up by the falling crane, shattering its windows.
The 62-year-old male operator was pronounced dead at the scene.
The accident occurred at 4.27pm at the construction site for the public housing project Tai Wo Hau Road phases 1 and 2.
The contractor, Woon Lee Construction, was previously fined over two fatal incidents in 2009 and 2011.
A tower crane collapsed at a construction site in Hong Kong’s Kwai Chung, killing the operator.
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