The Propaganda Department of the Yuan'an county Party committee in Hubei Province confirmed that at about 10 am on the 21st, a tower crane at a building construction site in the county overturned, killing five people.

At about 10:00 a.m. on the same day, when the tower crane was removed from the construction site of the South Gate resettlement community of Shuangli village, Mingfeng Town, Yuan'an County, a overturning accident occurred, killing 3 people and seriously injuring 2 people. Two seriously injured persons died after being sent to hospital.

At noon of the same day, the reporter saw the collapsed tower crane lying between the two buildings. The police set up a cordon around the building, and the staff of safety supervision, quality supervision and other departments were on the spot.

According to the eyewitness Wang Xianjun, he was working in the field when the accident occurred. Suddenly, he heard a strange noise and saw the tower crane gradually tilt. In an instant, the tower crane "bent" and the workers on the tower crane fell off.

After the incident, Huang Chuping, member of the Standing Committee of the Hubei Provincial CPC Committee and Secretary of the Yichang Municipal CPC Committee, issued a written instruction, requiring that all efforts be made to rescue the injured and investigate and deal with them according to law and regulations. Responsible persons of Yichang safety supervision, supervision, quality supervision, labor union and other relevant departments rushed to the scene to direct the rescue of the injured and the handling of the aftermath of the accident. Yuan'an county quickly started the emergency plan and set up a leading group for accident treatment to fully treat the injured, investigate the cause of the accident and properly deal with the aftermath.

At present, the cause of the accident is under investigation. Yuan'an County strengthened the county wide safety inspection and rectification to ensure that no new safety accidents occurred.

Yichang, Hubei Province, as the capital of hydropower, is the earliest developed area in the field of lifting safety in China, and has unique advantages in lifting support. Take wtau micro electronics as an example, its products have occupied a leading position in the field of lifting safety. In the CNOOC offshore platform crane safety system project, we won the competition with foreign brands, which should be said to have a place in the world. However, the occurrence of such a major crane safety accident in Yichang, which has made great achievements in the field of lifting safety, really makes people feel ironic!

Wtau lifting safety experts believe that lifting machinery must be equipped with safety devices, and the most important thing is to choose professional and reliable brands. Although the national safety supervision department requires this, in fact, many tower cranes are not equipped with torque limiters for lifting safety, which is also an important reason for the frequent occurrence of tower crane accidents. Therefore, wtau lifting safety experts remind you that it is better to avoid the tower crane when you see it.