Motor possibly connected improperly to crane before crushing man's legs

There may have been a problem with how a 4,000-pound motor was connected to a crane that fell on a 44-year-old man, a Department of Labour spokesperson said on Wednesday.Rodney Woodworth, regional director for the department's Occupational Health and Safety division,Bridge scraper reclaimer suppliers, said they are continuing to investigate the workplace accident at the old Citadel hotel site on Tuesday night.

"In the area where the incident occurred, there's  a stop-work order," Woodworth said. "That would involve the crane that was being used at the time of the accident."On Tuesday evening, Woodworth said workers were installing a hoist on the exterior of the future hotel,Side cantilever drawing strickle reclaimer suppliers, which would lift materials and personnel up and down the building during construction.Woodworth said during the installation, a couple of the 4,000 pound motors used to power the lift fell off the crane's load and hit an employee below.

"Our preliminary investigation is showing that there might have been a problem with the way the motors were connected to the crane, or there might have been problems with the motors themselves," Woodworth said.But Woodworth added everything had been done according to safety regulations, and the hazard wouldn't normally have been there for the worker, who was standing to the side of the crane.It took a dozen firefighters and rescue equipment to get the motor off the man, who saw his lower body crushed. He remains in hospital with serious injuries to his lower body.