Moment of remembrance planned for Kelowna crane collapse victims
Kelowna residents may hear five air horn blasts on July 12, at 11 a.m., in remembrance of theIn a statement, Mission Group said it will be stopping work on all its construction sites from 10:45 a.m. to 11:15 a.m. in remembrance of the crane collapse at the St. Paul Street construction site a year earlier that killed brothers Eric and Patrick Stemmer, Jared Zook, Cailen Vilness and Brad Zawislak.
In addition, Mission Group said it is working with the families of the victims and other community partners to create a memorial for the five men who died in the crane collapse.A public installation will be planned at a later date. Given the impact of this incident on Kelowna and the industry, they said they would like to invite neighbouring builders in Kelowna with on-site cranes to join them with the same recognition on their sites at 11 a.m. on July 12.2021: Year end review, crane collapse kills five men, shocks city – Dec 29, 2021
According to the North Okanagan Labour Council, there were 161 work-related deaths in B.C. in 2021, including eight in the region.WorkSafe BC has not yet released any details in the investigation into the crane collapse.In an earlier statement, WorkSafeBC said it is working with subject-matter experts and engineers to examine the crane components, sequence of events and work procedures that took place during the dismantling process.
WorkSafeBC also said the purpose of the investigation “is to identify the cause of the incident, including any contributing factors, so that similar incidents can be prevented from happening in the future.”
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