Workers hurt in crane accident at Wilmington, Delaware factory

WILMINGTON, Del. - May 17, 2013

It happened before 1:30 p.m. Friday at Helmark Steel on Garasches Lane.

Officials say a mechanical failure on a crane caused a 2300-pound crane block to fall 30 feet.

The block brushed both workers on the way down.

The victims were able to climb down from a platform they were standing on.

Medics treated them at the scene.

Both were then taken to Christiana Hospital to be treated for non-life threatening injuries.

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