WorkSafe ACT is investigating after a large mobile crane tipped over onto its side during routine maintenance at a Hume business site.
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Nobody was injured in the incident, which occurred at a site on Sawmill Circuit, next to Ullrich Aluminium Canberra, at about 1.15pm on Friday afternoon.
A police van, ACT Fire and Rescue van, fire truck, and WorkSafe ACT vehicle were on the scene at 4.45pm on Friday. Several WorkSafe investigators were conferring in a demountable at the front of the site.
Workers were putting black mesh on fences surrounding the site to shield the crane from cameras and media, and declined to talk about the circumstances surrounding the incident.
WorkSafe ensured the area surrounding the rolled crane was safe, and closed it off to the public.
The crane, brandishing the name Titan Group of Companies, did not appear to have been moved since the incident occurred. Titan supplies cranes, hoists, rigging, and other construction services.
The company declined to comment on the incident or the extent of damage to the crane.
Its website says the company "places a high value on the safety and welfare of people".
