At least 10 people have been killed in a crane accident at the Hindustan Shipyard Limited (HSL) in Visakhapatnam, India.
A massive crane used for carrying shipbuilding equipment crumpled and crashed during an ongoing inspection.
The accident resulted in a loud sound as the crane crashed to the ground.
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The crane was bought by HSL almost a decade ago and its operation was recently outsourced to a private agency. The crane collapsed during load-testing trials,...
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The crane operator’s “judgement and decision making errors in attempting to execute...