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​Crane mistakenly slices home in half during construction process

Nobody was home at time of incident

​Crane mistakenly slices home in half during construction process

Nobody was home at time of incident

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​Crane mistakenly slices home in half during construction process

Nobody was home at time of incident

A crane toppled over Tuesday and ripped through the roof of a home in the Baldwin Park area of Orlando, Florida.The crane slammed into the roof of a home, prompting neighbors to come by and look at the house well into Tuesday evening. Standing side-by-side they took photos and captured images of the shocking scene. "It's just crazy," one neighbor said.The crane was eventually lifted off the roof seven hours after it first toppled onto the house, which ultimately sliced it down the middle.Nobody was home at the time of the incident. The crane operator also walked away unscathed.After crews finished setting the crane back on its wheels, people living in the home gathered some of their belongings.Executives at Beyel Brothers Crane and Rigging and Gold Key Roofing declined to comment on the exact cause of this mishap.WESH 2 investigaters reviewed records with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration and discovered that this is not the first incident involving Beyel Brothers Crane and Rigging.Department of Labor enforcement records reveal a company employee fatality in Merritt Island in 2013.In that incident, Shaun Cheney fell from from a crane barge while it was attached to a tug. Court records show that his family sued Beyel Brothers for negligence and the case was later settled.Beyel was not fined or cited by the government in that incident.A check of Gold Key Roofing's license status with the state shows it to be active and in good standing and with no complaints.Federal safety records show Gold Key has had two serious safety violations, resulting in more than $6,037 in fines, since 2014.

A crane toppled over Tuesday and ripped through the roof of a home in the Baldwin Park area of Orlando, Florida.

The crane slammed into the roof of a home, prompting neighbors to come by and look at the house well into Tuesday evening.

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Standing side-by-side they took photos and captured images of the shocking scene.

"It's just crazy," one neighbor said.

The crane was eventually lifted off the roof seven hours after it first toppled onto the house, which ultimately sliced it down the middle.

Nobody was home at the time of the incident. The crane operator also walked away unscathed.

After crews finished setting the crane back on its wheels, people living in the home gathered some of their belongings.

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Executives at Beyel Brothers Crane and Rigging and Gold Key Roofing declined to comment on the exact cause of this mishap.

WESH 2 investigaters reviewed records with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration and discovered that this is not the first incident involving Beyel Brothers Crane and Rigging.

Department of Labor enforcement records reveal a company employee fatality in Merritt Island in 2013.

In that incident, Shaun Cheney fell from from a crane barge while it was attached to a tug. Court records show that his family sued Beyel Brothers for negligence and the case was later settled.

Beyel was not fined or cited by the government in that incident.

A check of Gold Key Roofing's license status with the state shows it to be active and in good standing and with no complaints.

Federal safety records show Gold Key has had two serious safety violations, resulting in more than $6,037 in fines, since 2014.