A police report shows that a worker blamed a mistake by a crane operator for the collapse of a building under construction at a private Rhode Island university that injured six people.
Workers were installing steel beams Tuesday morning on a new indoor practice facility at Bryant University in Smithfield when the beams collapsed.
The Smithfield Police Department report released Wednesday says a construction worker told police a crane operator must have pulled the beam too far as they were trying to straighten the leaning structure.
A hospital spokeswoman said Wednesday three of the injured workers are in good condition and three have been released.
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration is investigating.
The 78,000-square-foot facility was scheduled to open next year.
The university broke ground on it in May.
Crane Operator Blamed for R.I. Building Collapse
Workers were installing steel beams Tuesday morning on a new indoor practice facility at Bryant University
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