It's the second time a crane has fallen in New York in the last two months.

There was another one in Florida in March as well. Hawaii is paying attention.

"One of the things we decided when we got in this morning after we heard the news is let’s send our inspectors out and let's inspect all the tower cranes," said James Hardway, Hawaii Department of Labor.

In December the state flew Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) instructors out to Hawaii to give inspectors specialized training on how to set up the cranes and avoid problems.

"Hawaii is one of a handful of states that requires an extensive certification of operators," said Hardway.

Construction cranes in Hawaii are usually rented from one company and set up by another. There are fewer than a dozen companies in the country that are capable of the job. The main company used in Hawaii is Northwest Tower Crane Service.

"There is an inherent risk. It's listed as one of the riskiest jobs in the United States," said Tammy Hardy, Northwest Tower Crane Service Inc.

It takes anywhere from one to three days to put the cranes up. They have various safety plans and checklists in place and they require a representative from the crane manufacturer to be present to watch them work. Still no matter how safe you are there are factors that can be out of your control, namely wind.

"Steady winds that are blowing then you have rogue winds that come that nobody can predict. There's nothing you can do about a freak of nature and all the sudden a 60 mph wind comes through and moves something you don't want moved," said Hardy.

As for what caused the New York crane to fall, there is plenty of speculation.

"Probably shoddy oversight by the government regulators," said Hardway.

Which Hawaii is working hard to never let happen here.

The state says the big tower cranes have never fallen in Hawaii and many operating right now have already been inspected but in light of what happened in New York it doesn't hurt to check again.

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