Saturday, February 20, 2016

Generator falls from crane, killing 2 at construction site



HANOVER, N.J. (AP) — A five-ton generator fell from a crane at a construction site in northern New Jersey, killing two workers.


Hanover Mayor Ronald Francioli said that a strap on a crane lowering the generator at an under construction firehouse snapped Thursday morning.

Morris County prosecutor's office Executive Captain Richard Rose says the first man died at the scene, while the second died later at a hospital.

Francioli says that man suffered a collapsed lung, broken rib cage and leg injuries.

OSHA spokeswoman Lenore Uddyback-Forston says that an inspector was dispatched to the work site to investigate after the fatal accident.

The work site is the future home of the Whippany Fire Company.

A spokesman for county prosecutors says the accident is under investigation.

Source: NorthJersey.com

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