Tragic Construction Accident: Steel Frame Collapse in Tokyo – Investigation Underway

2023-09-20 07:34:22

On the morning of the 19th, a steel frame that had been lifted by a crane fell at the construction site of a building in Yaesu, Chuo Ward, Tokyo, and Yuichiro Hara (33), a company employee from Asaka City, Saitama Prefecture, was working on it. Two people, Yamato Hanada (43), a company employee from Ichikawa City, Chiba Prefecture, fell to their deaths, and three other workers were injured.

At the time, the steel frame was being hoisted up by a crane, fixed on the seventh floor, and assembled, but when the wires connected to the crane were removed, it suddenly fell down, according to an interview with investigators. got it.

The work involved fixing it to other steel frames with bolts and then removing the wires, but for some reason it appears that they were not secured sufficiently.

Four other steel frames on the seventh floor also collapsed.

Additionally, the five people were wearing safety belts to prevent them from falling, but it appears that all of them were connected to the fallen steel frame.

The Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department will investigate whether there were any safety management issues, and whether the incident was caused by professional negligence resulting in death or injury.

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