The CNESST concluded that it was a poor assessment of the space required to rotate a crane, in particular, that caused the death of a man, who died when a steel pole, which was struck, fell 61 floors below.
The victim was a “person in authority” at a construction company who was at the base of the tower when the accident occurred on June 19, 2024, in downtown Montreal, according to the report by the Commission des normes, de l’équité, de la santé et de la sécurité du travail (CNESST).
Background:
During a rotation maneuver, the crane boom, located on the roof of the condominium tower, accidentally struck two steel guardrail posts, one of which fell on the man who was doing earthworks on the ground.
The second factor identified by the CNESST was poor management of the crane dismantling process, specifically in terms of planning and supervision of the work.
–This report by La Presse Canadienne was translated by CityNews
