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  • Construction Accident Victim Identified Save Email Print
    Crane toppled over
    Posted: 11:18 AM May 20, 2008
    Last Updated: 9:23 PM May 20, 2008

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    The operator of a crane that was moving a beam in a construction zone on Interstate 80 near Adair, Iowa was killed Tuesday when the crane toppled over.

    The Iowa Department of Public Safety says 27-year-old Dustin Flinn of Atlantic was working for A.M. Cohron & Son, Inc. of Atlantic when the crane became top heavy and tipped over, falling through the bridge deck and onto the railroad tracks below.

    The accident happened about 8 a.m. as crews were working to replace an I-80 bridge over the Iowa Interstate Railroad, about one mile west of Adair.

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    Posted by: A Location: O on May 21, 2008 at 10:10 AM
    How tragic. Poor man. May God comfort his family.

    Posted by: Steve Location: Omaha on May 21, 2008 at 10:04 AM
    My condolences to this man's family. Construction work is just as dangerous as being a firefighter or a policeman, without the fanfare and eulogies. Anything that can kill you is horrible and merits respect.

    Posted by: Anonymous on May 20, 2008 at 03:34 PM
    Bottom line is a man has lost his life and a family has lost their loved one. It is a shame. I hope that cranes and operators will be safer this season.

    Posted by: m Location: omaha on May 20, 2008 at 01:58 PM
    9 times out of 10 a crane accident is due to operator error, so before you go and say cranes are not safe enough read some statistics, My thought and prayers are with you!

    Posted by: Tonya Location: Bellevue on May 20, 2008 at 12:41 PM
    Why have we been hearing so much lately about fatalities and cranes? Something has to be done to make them safer!!

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