Crane struck two steel posts causing them to fall from Montreal's tallest residential tower

A fatal accident at Montreal’s tallest residential tower, 1 Square Phillips, prompted a sweeping investigation and calls for industry-wide reform. On June 19, 2024, a derrick crane dismantling operation on the 61st floor went catastrophically wrong. As workers from Les Constructions L.J.P. inc. rotated the crane’s boom, it struck two steel posts—each weighing about 109 kilograms—anchored to the rooftop’s permanent guardrail. Both posts broke free and fell to the ground. One fatally struck Vito Fundaro, a 26-year-old supervisor for Les Entreprises Fundaro inc., who was working at ground level. The other damaged a nearby service vehicle.

The Quebec workplace safety board, CNESST, released its invest

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