Engineering Catastrophes S7E3: Tower Crane Calamity
- Aired: 2023-11-01
- Time: 21:00:00
- Runtime: 60 minutes
Overview
A crane collapse at a high-rise construction project in March 2008 left seven dead on a Saint Patrick's Day holiday weekend in Manhattan. An investigation reveals how a shortcut used while raising the crane left the machine swaying in the wind without proper lateral support.