By ANDALE GROSS – 19 minutes ago
WESTON, Mo. (AP) — A crane collapsed Friday at a construction site near a Kansas City Power & Light power plant, killing one worker and injuring three others, authorities said.
The victims were contract employees working on a new coal-fired plant at the site, utility spokesman Matt Tidwell said. About 300 contractors were on the site, Tidwell said.
The crane collapsed around 7:30 a.m., tipping over on its side and crumpling near the construction site. Investigators were on the scene to determine why the crane collapsed.
The identity of the victims and conditions of the injured were not immediately known. Tidwell did not know what company employed the victims.
The Iatan power plant, about 30 miles northwest of Kansas City near the Missouri River, remained open, but the construction site was shut down.
Two workers also were killed at the plant on May 9, 2007, when a 3-inch high-pressure water line ruptured. Two others also were burned when water in the pipe flashed to steam.

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