SEQUIM — The operator of a crane and residents in several nearby duplexes escaped unhurt Sunday evening when the machinery tipped onto its side while working in the 500 block of South Third Avenue.
Jay Ketcham, owner of Affordable Roofing, said a stabilizer arm broke on the crane causing it to roll onto its right side.
He said he was loading shingles for a roofing project at duplexes on the northwest corner of Third Avenue and Hemlock Street at the time of the accident.
The crane, which Ketcham is capable of lifting as much as 100,000 pounds, came to rest against a building at 503 S. Third Ave., causing damage to Sanford Powder Coatings.
The crane’s boom pulled down power and television cable lines as it fell to the ground, barely missing duplex units on either side.
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