Putzmeister Tower boom failure.
Todd 11-13-2015
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I have talked with all parties involved and i would like to make this news story as accurate as humanly possible at this point. From what I can tell the mast and the boom did not have a problem, the problem lies in the adapter between the mast and the boom. As more information comes out I will release that information.  Todd Bullis.

I got this information from Putzmester.

All the components of the tower, pedestal and placing boom are Putzmeister products.  We are investigating the incident and don't yet know the cause of failure.  In the mean time, we have notified every customer using this particular component to suspend operation until we determine the cause.  It is a relatively new component with a very limited number of units in operation.
 
We are concerned for the injured worker and pray for a quick and full recovery.
 
Putzmeister.
 
P.S.
I have heard that all components were made in America and they are a new product and there are only 9 in existence. I will follow up on this and report back as soon as I get confirmation.