The tower body broke and the tower crane fell, causing three deaths and one injury. Lanzhou Xigu District announced the preliminary results of the accident investigation
At about 9:40 on May 3, 2022, at the housing construction site of Chenguanying Village and Dongwan Village, Xigu District, Lanzhou City, a mechanical fall accident occurred during the demolition of the tower crane, resulting in 3 deaths and 1 injury.
After the accident, the Lanzhou Municipal Party Committee and the Municipal Government demanded that the wounded be rescued as soon as possible, the investigation mechanism for the cause of the accident was quickly activated, and the city's safety production hidden dangers were investigated and rectified immediately.
According to information from the Propaganda Department of the Xigu District Committee, after preliminary investigation, the accident occurred during the dismantling process of the tower crane, and the force imbalance between the balance arm and the boom of the tower crane tilted, causing the tower body to break and causing casualties.
At present, the Xigu District Party Committee and the District Government have assigned special personnel to be responsible for the accident disposal. The public security department has controlled the responsible persons of the relevant enterprises, and the Lanzhou Municipal Government has established an investigation team to further investigate the specific circumstances of the accident.
At the same time, the Lanzhou Municipal Government decided to temporarily suspend all housing construction and municipal infrastructure construction in the city starting from May 3, and comprehensively carry out investigation and rectification of hidden dangers in production safety.
(Headquarters reporter An Wenjian Zhang Lei Wang Zhigang)