Worker crushed to death<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): A 24-year-old construction worker was crushed to
\ndeath by a crane's platform loaded with heavy steel blocks
\nSaturday evening in Cibitung, 45 kilometers east of here.<\/p>\n
According to Slamet, a security guard of the factory project,
\nthe heavy load was released unintentionally by the crane's
\noperator, who was in shock when he learned what had happened.<\/p>\n
The victim, identified as Muhani, worked daily at the PT
\nGunung Garuda site. He was carrying cement on his back when he
\nhit the moving platform, said Slamet.<\/p>\n
When Muhani fell, fellow workers screamed for help, causing
\nthe crane's operator to panic.<\/p>\n
\"The operator then just let the heavy load fall to the ground,
\nwhich happened to be where Muhani was lying in pain,\" said
\nSlamet.<\/p>\n
The security guard refused to identify the crane's operator,
\nsaying police were investigating the incident. He said it was
\nmerely an accident and not a deliberate action.<\/p>\n
The incident, which occurred at 10 p.m., was blamed on poor
\nlighting at the project and workers' fatigue.<\/p>\n
\"It's not murder, it was an accident,\" he said. \"They were all
\nnight-shift workers. Can you imagine what it must be like to work
\nunder those conditions during those working hours?<\/p>\n
\"Muhani and the crane operator were both good workers and
\nfriends of mine,\" he said.<\/p>\n
Muhani will be buried today in Pandeglang district, West Java,
\nwhere his parents and wife reside. He was recently married. (04)<\/p>",
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