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Worker's body identified after drilling rig collapse at Phoenix Sky Harbor
A construction worker's body was found days after a construction accident at Sky Harbor.
Recovery efforts are continuing for a missing worker after a drilling rig fell near Sky Harbor on Monday.
Recovery operations are continuing for an unaccounted worker after a drilling rig toppled near Sky Harbor International Airport earlier in the week.
Recovery operations are ongoing after a drilling rig toppled on Monday near Sky Harbor Monday.
The toppled drilling rig near Sky Harbor is now a recovery operation as a worker remains unaccounted for.
Fire crews remain on the scene and a worker is still unaccounted for after a drilling rig toppled onto its side Monday morning near Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport. According to Phoenix fire, the incident has moved from a rescue operation to a recovery operation. This phase of the emergency could take days to complete.
A worker remains unaccounted for after a drilling rig toppled over during a Sky Harbor-area construction project on Monday morning.
Phoenix fire crews are in the process of removing a drilling rig that collapsed near the Phoenix Sky Harbor airport. A machine operator is still missing and unaccounted for.
A worker is still unaccounted for after a drilling rig toppled onto its side Monday morning near Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport.
A worker is still unaccounted for after a crane toppled onto its side Monday morning near Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport.
The incident happened near the West Economy Lot, west of Terminals 2, 3 and 4 around 9:00 a.m. on Monday. Phoenix fire said one person is unaccounted for after the crane toppled over. The condition of the individual is unknown at this time.
Emergency crews are working a scene involving a toppled-over crane at Sky Harbor International Airport.
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PHOENIX - Days after a drilling rig toppled near Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport, a worker's body has been recovered from the scene.
The Phoenix Fire Department says the incident happened near the West Economy Lot, west of Terminals 2, 3 and 4 around 9 a.m. on Monday.
Phoenix police identified the victim as 52-year-old Melvin Self on Friday morning.
Crews worked for days to remove over 50 tons of dirt and debris from the collapse site, before the construction Self's body was located Thursday evening.
Crews worked with vacuum trucks and backhoes to remove dirt and widen the area during the rescue operation, according to Phoenix Fire Department Captain Larry Subervi.
According to Sky Harbor, the incident happened at a construction site for the PHX Sky Train. If you are traveling in or out of Sky Harbor, airport operations have not been impacted.
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