On July 5, 2021, three workers were nearly crushed by a 200-metric-ton platform when things went bad while dismantling an oil rig off the coast of Western Australia.
The technicians were working on a decommissioned Santos oil rig when a crane removed the topsides, and it began to swing out of control, leaving the workers exposed, clinging to the steel column below.
News article on Aug 6th, 2021 by Unit 202 Productions, Eric Sorensen, David Mantey from manufacturing.net
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