Questions Raised About Disassembly Process Following Fatal UT Dallas Crane Collapse
The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration is investigating the cause of a fatal tower crane collapse at the University of Texas at Dallas campus in Richardson on July 7, but experts familiar with the accident are already pointing to problems with the dismantling process.
Crews at the site of the new $60-million Arts and Technology Building being built on the campus were disassembling the crane when it collapsed, killing two workers. The workers were Thomas Fairbrother Jr., 58, of Austin and Terry Weaver, 50, of Grand Saline, according to the Collin County Medical Examiner’s office. Both worked for Harrison Crane and Hoist, Grand Prairie, Texas, sources say. Hunt Construction Group is the general contractor on the project.