Overview
- The structure failed at about 4:25 p.m. Tuesday, with police saying five workers fell from the 40-metre height.
- Authorities said two men died, two were taken to hospital including one in critical condition, and one worker remains missing.
- Divers and fire crews are searching a water-filled area at the port site as the hunt continues for the missing worker.
- Investigators believe a roughly 500-ton counterweight from the crane came loose, hit the scaffold, and carved a large hole in the ground.
- The accident struck JFE Steel’s East Japan Works on Ogishima, a port island in Kawasaki about 20 kilometers from Tokyo.