Worker injured when crane tips into water

Crawler crane was on a barge when it tipped.
Oct. 27, 2023

A worker was injured when he tried to jump off a crane as it tipped into the Intracoastal Waterway in Delray Beach, Florida. The lattice boom crawler crane was on a barge when it tipped, and the boom ended up in the waterway.

The worker was taken to a local hospital as a trauma patient, according to information posted on the Delray Beach Fire Rescue Facebook page.

Watch a report on WPTV.

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Rod Sutton

Sutton served as the editorial lead of Construction Equipment from 2001 through 2025. 

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