DELRAY BEACH, Fla. — Four people were injured Thursday when a large crane toppled over at a construction site in Delray Beach, according to a local fire rescue official.
Chopper 5 flew over the scene just after noon and spotted a large crane on the ground at the intersection of Swinton and Atlantic avenues along Southwest First Avenue.
All four victims were taken to Delray Medical Center, according to Delray Beach Fire Rescue spokeswoman Dani Moschella. Two of the victims were trauma alerts and two were taken to the hospital as basic life support patients.
"Anytime you have trauma alert, that indicates serious injuries," Moschella said.
All construction workers have been accounted for at the site, officials said.
Construction is ongoing at the site for a new mixed-use development at Sundy Village.
"Because it's such a large project, usually they have many more workers on the site," Moschella said. "We're very lucky this wasn't worse than it was."
A large crane toppled over Thursday, injuring four workers at the Sundy Village construction site. DBFR treated and transported two patients as trauma alerts and two as BLS to @DelrayMedCenter after the 11:45 a.m. incident at Atlantic and Swinton avenues. OSHA will investigate. pic.twitter.com/clv34Bssxx
— Delray Beach Fire Rescue (@DelrayBeachFire) June 1, 2023
People who work near the construction site said they just noticed the crane recently.
"It's been out there for a few days now," Garrett Matheny, who works across the street, said. "They've been working on this site pretty consistently, even with the bad weather the past few weeks."
Moschella said OSHA will take over the investigation to figure out what caused the crane to fall to the ground.
