Fatal Crane Collapse: Tower Crane Uninspected

(Baonghean.vn) - The apartment building where the crane collapsed 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 fatal tower crane collapse incident 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-overturn anchor, causing the tower crane foundation to overturn.

Caused by 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 had procedures such as construction planning, construction drawing design appraisal, fire prevention and fighting approval, etc. but has not 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 (size 1.5m x 1.5m); counterweight 12m long; reach (reach of the crane) is 50m, including 6 segments, of which segments 1,2,3,4 are 10m long/segment; segments 5,6 are 5m long/segment.

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, expressed condolences, shared the loss and gave support of 5,000,000 VND 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 immediate expenses for organizing the funeral).

As Nghe An Newspaper reported earlier, on the afternoon of November 14, a tower crane under construction at Truong Thanh Company's apartment project suddenly collapsed, killing a 10th grade male student at Le Viet Thuat High School on the spot.

Nhat Lan - Phuong Thao