Union: Worker warned crane was on unstable ground
Source: AP-Excite
By TALES AZZONI
SAO PAULO (AP) - A safety engineer at the World Cup stadium where a giant crane collapse killed two workers allegedly warned his supervisor of possible problems with the operation, only to have his concerns brushed aside, a labor union leader charged Thursday, as sniping over the accident heated up.
The incident has fed worries about Brazil's capacity to host next year's showcase tournament, as well as the 2016 Olympics, though authorities insist they will be ready for both.
Sao Paulo's Arena Corinthians was slated to be completed by the end of December, and workers have suggested that speed was a top priority on the construction site, with many working 12-hour shifts and skipping vacations.
The stadium was initially scheduled to be part of the Confederations Cup earlier this year, but world football's governing body FIFA scrapped the venue from the warm-up tournament because of financing problems before construction even started.
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People stand near a metal structure that buckled on part of the Itaquerao Stadium in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Wednesday, Nov. 27, 2013. Part of the stadium that will host the 2014 World Cup opener in Brazil collapsed on Wednesday, causing significant damage and killing at least two people, authorities said. (AP Photo/Nelson Antoine)
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ReRe
(10,597 posts)... the truth makes its arrival. The Corporation, be it Brazilian or otherwise, is nothing if not a prolific gambler. Money, safety, people lives? Nothing matters. Ruthless. Answerable to no one.
The Last Dem.
(76 posts)Uphill slow, downhill fast, tonnage first, safety last. As, the saying goes.
Ash_F
(5,861 posts)kelliekat44
(7,759 posts)HereSince1628
(36,063 posts)Lot's of finger pointing and denial in the beginning. Amounts of liability bigger than the stadium were suddenly at risk.
IIRC, it wasn't even an extreme gust of wind but more something of a puff of wind that pushed the load beyond the lateral limits of the crane.
This is video of the accident in Milwaukee as it happened...a non-engineer's eye sees nothing really go wrong until things start to pushed beyond their limits in the last seconds before the collapse.
http://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=big+blue+crane+collapse+video&FORM=VIRE1#view=detail&mid=BEC4F228EC3ECA8EE849BEC4F228EC3ECA8EE849
Ace Acme
(1,464 posts)eringer
(460 posts)Here is the video of the collapse:
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/sao-paulo-stadium-collapse-video-2863795