DORCHESTER, MASS. (WHDH) - A mobile crane tipped onto a building under construction at Crescent Ave. and Dorchester Ave. Tuesday morning, leaving no injuries but some damage to the structure.
No injuries have been reported, but OSHA and Boston Inspectional Services are investigating the incident. The crane was lifting wooden trusses onto the second floor of the construction site when the accident happened, sending the crane tipping over. Its 70-foot arm crashed down onto the site, damaging the structure. The extent of the damage is unknown.
“Luckily there wasn’t a lot of people working underneath the operation today, and so today was a good day as far as nobody getting hurt,” said Boston Fire Department Deputy Chief Michael Hocking.
A planned technical rescue was ultimately canceled, and the job site has been evacuated. Boston Fire officials called the situation “lucky” that not many people were working under the operation on the site that day
The operator, who declined to be interviewed on camera, said that he felt like he was going to die, describing that he felt helpless.
One neighbor said he thought the crash sounded like a bomb went off.
“We don’t like to see this,” said neighbor Raymond Garcia. “But I’m glad nobody was injured.”
After hours of carefully clearing the area with the assistance of a second crane the crane that tipped over was able to be driven away.
This comes amid a series of construction accidents in the city, including an accident at the Government Center garage that killed a construction worker.
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