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Updated · Fox News · Aug 11

Miami Crane Arm Collapses Onto Condo Pool Deck During Assembly, Leaving 0 Injured

Updated

Updated · Fox News · Aug 11

Miami Crane Arm Collapses Onto Condo Pool Deck During Assembly, Leaving 0 Injured

Q: What hidden mechanical flaw caused a massive crane to suddenly crash onto a luxury Miami pool deck?

The hidden mechanical flaw has not been identified publicly. Officials have only said the crane, which was still being assembled and not yet operating, suffered “some kind of failure” that caused its arm to torque, twist and fall onto the neighboring One Plaza West Brickell pool deck. Based on the available reporting, the failure appears to have occurred during assembly rather than during lifting operations. Witness video showed the boom swinging uncontrolled before crashing through palm trees and partially into the pool, suggesting a sudden loss of structural stability or a connection failure in the crane’s upper assembly. But authorities have not confirmed whether the problem involved bolts, pins, hydraulic components, load balance, assembly procedure, or another defect. That is why the Miami Building Department, the city’s Unsafe Structures division and the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration are investigating. Until those inquiries are completed, any more specific explanation about a “hidden flaw” would be speculation rather than established fact. What is established is that the crane’s arm failed during assembly at the adjacent Brickell construction site, all workers were accounted for, and no injuries were reported despite the dramatic collapse onto the luxury condo’s rooftop amenities area.

3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Aug 11

Friday's collapse sent a crane arm onto the rooftop pool deck of One Plaza West Brickell, where video showed several workers clinging to the upper structure before climbing down safely.
Miami Fire Rescue said the crane was not yet operational and suffered an unspecified failure while being assembled, leaving part of the arm partially submerged in the pool.
Firefighters searched and secured the deck, and the construction crew told authorities all workers were accounted for with no injuries reported.
Miami's Building Department and OSHA are investigating the incident at the neighboring luxury high-rise.