MILWAUKEE -- Sunday, July 14 will mark the 20th anniversary of the tragic collapse of a crane known as Big Blue at the Miller Park construction site.
Three workers, Jeffrey Wischer, William DeGrave and Jerome Starr, died in this accident in July 1999. They were in a man basket suspended 300 feet in the air that was hit by the collapsing crane.
The crane operator at the time was trying to lift a section of the retractable roof into place when strong winds knocked it down onto the facade of the ballpark under construction.
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RAW VIDEO: OSHA released video of the collapse of Big Blue
RAW VIDEO: OSHA released video of the collapse of Big Blue
On Friday, July 12, State Sen. Tim Carpenter (D-Milwaukee) released the following statement:
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