Crane operator killed when the crane's hook falls on him (China, + infos)

Report: The driver was chatting while working, and the hook fell from the ceiling and hit the cab. He was unfortunately killed | Remember: being distracted while working = risking your life!

On May 7 , a surveillance video was exposed online: when a crane was closing in after work, a large hook fell from the top and hit the control room. The crane driver was unfortunately killed!

Recently, the Shenzhen Emergency Management Bureau released the cause of the accident:

accident report

At 18:10 on May 7, at a construction site in Shenzhen, a driver was operating a crane truck in the control room. Another worker was standing outside the control room chatting with the driver . During this period, the driver was operating the main hook and hook of the truck crane. The auxiliary hook was lifting and lowering without load. Suddenly, the auxiliary hook fell, hit the top of the control room and then hit the head of the person involved, causing the driver to die on the spot.

▲Accident scene

▲The driver's auxiliary hook and the top of the deformed control room were hit.

Preliminary analysis of the cause of the accident: The auxiliary hook height limiter was not installed on the top of the jib of the truck crane involved . The driver involved operated the truck crane without the guidance of personnel. During the operation, the auxiliary hook rose rapidly and overturned. The auxiliary hook crossed the top pulley of the jib and the pulley anti-separation groove device. The falling auxiliary hook penetrated the top of the control room and hit the head of the driver involved, causing the accident. (The direct cause analysis conclusion shall be subject to the accident investigation report)

Beware of safety accidents caused by distracted mobile phone use !

Source: https://www.zgjjzyjy.org/newss.asp?id=2333