Crane booms get tangled in Austin, injuring 22 workers at jobsite

D.Ann Shiffler

September 17, 2020

Sixteen people were hospitalized after a tower crane and and lattice boom crawler crane became tangled on a jobsite in East Austin, TX.

A tower crane and a lattice boom crawler crane became tangled several stories above a building that was under construction in the East Austin, TX Mueller neighborhood. The mixed use development is one of the fastest growing areas of Austin and includes residential, retail and office space.

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