Crane overturns in IT Park accident; no one injured

A MINI-CRANE overturned on its side before noon yesterday at the work site of Avida Twin Tower in Asiatown IT Park.

Fortunately workers were on lunch break, so none of the 200-man crew were injured.

“We heard a commotion about 11:45 a.m.,” said Romy Despeus, construction site manager.

The contractor Preseus of Makati Development Corporation (MDC) is building the 26-story condominum project.

According to initial reports, the boom of the crane was lifting a fixing angle for the tower . The crane overturned due to the heavy weight. The boom hit the bar but caused minimal damage, said Despeus.

After the incident, the crane was covered with a tarpaulin sheet.

Despeus said the crane operator and team leader will be investigated as to whether there was a miscalculation made in the load handled.

The contractor has ordered the replacement of the mini-mobile crane with a bigger unit that can handle 180 tons. The present crane has a capacity of only 50 tons. Correspondent Chito Aragon