Human error may have caused a crane collapse that killed four people and injured four others over the weekend, experts said Monday.
Don't focus on the weather as the key reason why a construction crane toppled over, killing four people, attorney David Kwass said. He has litigated construction crane accidents in the past. The Pennsylvania-based attorney said the video from Seattle is similar to a crane collapse in Dallas in 2012.
"The base section did not move or move a lot," said Kwass. He said video seems to show the iron workers struggling to connect the crane with another assist crane. Kwass said if the disassembly of the bolts was done prematurely, only the slightest adjustment of weight at the top could result in the crane to tumble.