Friday, March 20, 2015

WORKER AT THE CONSTRUCTION SITE OF A MASSIVE NEW APPLE CAMPUS IN CUPERTINO, CALIFORNIA SUFFERED A FRACTURED RIGHT ANKLE WHEN A CRANE WAS LOWERED ON HIS LEG






MARCH 18, 2015

CUPERTINO, CALIFORNIA

A 46-year-old worker at the construction site of a massive new Apple campus in Cupertino suffered a fractured right ankle Wednesday when a crane was lowered on his leg, according to Cal-OSHA.

The man, who was not identified, is an employee of Maxim Crane Works, according to Cal-OSHA spokeswoman Paola Laverde.

Laverde said the crane operator was lowering the jib-boom at the end of the day when it struck the man. Construction has not stopped because of the accident.
The incident was reported at about 2:47 p.m., Laverde said.

Santa Clara County firefighters responded to the construction site at 19050 Pruneridge Avenue. The man was transported to a hospital.

The site, which is set to be the company's new headquarters, is a 2.8-million-square-foot project beside Interstate 280. 

Crews broke ground in late 2013; the building is slated to open in late 2016.

Cal-OSHA, the state's workplace-safety watchdog, said it has six months to complete its investigation into the injury.
Source: http://www.mercurynews.com