Crane hits building on University of Pittsburgh campus

PITTSBURGH — A crane with an 82-foot boom hit a building on the University of Pittsburgh campus in Oakland Friday morning.

Officials said the crane operator was trying to swing the boom around and the truck tipped over.

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The boom hit Langley Hall, which houses biological sciences facilities and the Langley Library, and bent the metal frame roof.

"It's mostly cosmetic, the exterior fascia of the building. No structural damage to the building at all," said Ken Service, a spokesman for Pitt.

No one was in the building at the time of the incident.

The operator has been taken off the job until the construction company, Franco Masonry, determines what led to the accident.

"We usually drug test our folks right after it happened. That's standard protocol for an accident like this," said Jack Kramer, the project manager. "We will go through a debriefing on what happened to make sure it doesn't happen again."

Crews have since worked to stabilize the crane and get the truck fully upright.

WPXI