Two workers injured after crane platform collapse in Aberdeen
Two workers were injured on Thursday morning after falling six metres from an unstable crane platform in Aberdeen. The accident occurred during exterior wall maintenance on Shek Pai Wan Road.
Two workers were injured on Thursday morning after falling six metres from an unstable platform on Shek Pai Wan Road, Aberdeen, while carrying out exterior wall maintenance.
The industrial accident occurred at 10.16am at No. 100A. A crane truck was being used for the work when its platform was suspected to have become unstable, causing a man and a woman on board to fall to the ground.
Rescuers rushed to the scene and found the 62-year-old male worker semi-conscious, while the 57-year-old female worker remained conscious but had sustained a head injury. Both victims were sent to Queen Mary Hospital for medical treatment.
Police are currently investigating the incident.
