Alberta man killed in crane accident at Saskatoon apartment construction site

A 38-year-old man from Fort Saskatchewan, Alta. is dead and another man in hospital after a crane accident at a Saskatoon construction site.

It happened around 9:40 a.m. CST on July 5 at an apartment building site on Webster Street in the Forest Grove neighbourhood.

A second man, 37, was also injured and taken to hospital.

In a news release, police said the crane set-up on the south side of the building collapsed.

The six-storey building is scheduled to open next year and feature 162 rental suites, according to the website of WestCliff Properties, a Saskatoon real estate development company.

Wright Construction president Chris Doka confirmed the company is the development's main contractor.

"While the individuals injured in the incident were not Wright Construction employees, as the prime contractor for the project, we take the health and safety of all workers extremely seriously," Doka said in a statement e-mailed to CBC News.

"We are working co-operatively with all authorities and workplace parties involved as they conduct an investigation into the circumstances surrounding the incident."

On Sunday, police tape remained on the exterior of the building. The crane was standing, with a stack of concrete ballast at its base.

Occupational health officers are investigating, according to the provincial Ministry of Labour Relations and Workplace Safety.