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Jun 11, 2008 7:18 pm US/Central
Worker Dies In Dallas Crane Accident
DALLAS (AP) ―
A crane accident near downtown Dallas left one worker dead Wednesday after a piece of equipment fell from a cable and struck him, police said.
Televised images showed workers examining part of an apparently damaged cable extending from a crane atop an unfinished building that is several stories high.
The name of the worker was not immediately released because the family had not been notified as of Wednesday evening, said Matt Papenfus, general manager of Turner Construction.
The employee did not work for Turner but for a subcontractor called TXI, Papenfus said. TXI did not immediately return a phone message Wednesday.
Federal safety officials will help investigate the cause of the accident on Thursday. Work at the site, which will be a high-rise condominium complex, is on hold until the investigation is complete.
"We are cooperating fully with the investigations," Papenfus told The Associated Press. "Operations will not continue until that inspection shows that everything is OK."
Papenfus said Turner has one other construction site in Dallas involving a crane, and that crane was inspected Tuesday.
"We want to extend our condolences to the family and reiterate our commitment to safety by both policy and practice," Papenfus said.
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