Fatal Crane Collapse: Tower Crane Not Inspected

(Baonghean.vn) - The apartment building where the crane collapse occurred is an unlicensed project, and the collapsed tower crane has not been inspected.

Vinh City People's Committee has just reported the initial inspection results of the tower crane collapse that caused death in the area of ​​the commercial apartment and townhouse project in Block 5, Truong Thi Ward.

According to report No. 218/UBND-QLDT dated November 15, 2016 of Vinh City People's Committee, the cause of the accident was determined to be due to subsidence of the tower crane foundation to one side and due to installing the crane on the tower column without installing an anti-roll anchor, causing the tower crane foundation to overturn.

The cause was the tower crane foundation overturning.

At the time of the accident, the tower crane had just been installed, was being adjusted, and was not yet in operation. The project was in the stage of organizing the construction of the foundation of the apartment building (not yet above natural ground level) and had driven Lasen sheet piles next to the 3-storey school building with a length of about 30m.

The project has gone through procedures such as construction planning, construction drawing design appraisal, fire prevention and fighting approval, etc. but has not yet been granted a construction permit. The tower crane has not been inspected.

The tower crane installation structure is as follows: concrete foundation block 5m long, 2.8m wide, 2.1m deep; vertical column 19m high (dimensions 1.5m x 1.5m); counterweight 12m long; reach (reach of the crane) is 50m, including 6 sections, in which sections 1,2,3,4 have a length of 10m/section; sections 5,6 have a length of 5m/section.

Construction works do not ensure safety factors during construction.

According to the information we received, on November 15, 2016, representatives of the Vinh City People's Committee and related units of the city visited the victim, offered condolences, shared the loss and gave 5,000,000 VND in support to the victim's family.

The project investor's representative sent someone to encourage the family in organizing the funeral, pledging to cover all funeral expenses (according to the report, on the evening of November 14, 35 million VND was given through Le Viet Thuat High School, and on the evening of November 15, 50 million VND was given for the immediate expenses for organizing the funeral).

As Nghe An Newspaper reported earlier, on the afternoon of November 14, a tower crane that was constructing an apartment project of Truong Thanh Company suddenly collapsed, causing a 10th grade male student of Le Viet Thuat High School to die on the spot.

Nhat Lan - Phuong Thao