A 27-year-old construction worker was in a serious condition in a Palma clinic last night after being crushed by the arm of an industrial crane.
The accident happened at mid-day on the site of the new sports centre in Genova, next to the football ground.
A lorry was unloading building material a few yards away from where the victim was working when the main arm of the crane came loose.
Fortunately for the construction worker, the arm crashed down onto a huge block of concrete before falling on top of him.
However, despite the concrete block breaking the crane's fall and probably saving the site worker's life, the 27-year-old was said to have been in a serious, but stable, condition last night in the Clinica Juaneda where he was being treated for his injuries. The accident shocked fellow workers and an investigation has been opened.
Worker injured in construction site accident in Genova