Steel Beam Falls on Crane in Pattaya, Operator Seriously Injured
A steel beam from a giant theater dome under construction in South Pattaya fell onto a crane on November 10, seriously injuring the 52-year-old operator. The victim suffered a severe head wound and was rushed to Bangkok Pattaya Hospital. Rescuers responded to the fourth-floor construction site, and authorities are investigating why the structural beam collapsed.
Chonburi: A shocking accident occurred when a steel beam from a giant theater dome under construction in South Pattaya fell onto a crane, seriously injuring the 52-year-old operator who was working at the time. The victim suffered a severe head wound with heavy bleeding and was rushed to Bangkok Pattaya Hospital. Authorities are urgently investigating the cause of the beam's collapse.
On November 10, 2026, rescuers from the Sawang Boriboon Thammasathan Foundation in Pattaya City were alerted that a crane operator had been injured. They traveled with an ambulance to investigate the accident inside a large theater construction project on South Pattaya Road in Nong Prue Subdistrict, Bang Lamung District, Chonburi Province. The incident occurred on the fourth floor of the construction site. The injured man, a 52-year-old crane operator, was sitting inside the crane's control cabin. He had sustained a head injury with blood covering his face. Rescuers provided initial first aid before moving him down from the building and transporting him to Bangkok Pattaya Hospital for urgent medical treatment.
Preliminary inspection revealed that before the accident, the 52-year-old operator was controlling the crane on the fourth floor of the building. At that moment, a steel beam — part of the dome structure being constructed on the same level — fell and struck the crane, causing the operator's injuries. However, the exact cause of why the structural beam fell remains unknown. Further fact-finding and investigation will be conducted to determine the cause of this accident.
The site is a large theater construction project in the Pattaya City area, reported to be the largest theater construction project in Thailand.
