The incident occurred yesterday (Feb 28) at 11am at West Lorengau refugees’ camp site.
Manus provincial police commander, chief inspector David Yapu, said the deceased, from Morobe Province, was employed by NKW as an operator.
Yapu said the deceased was lifting up a big heavy duty power generator at the west side camp when the crane lost its balance to the left side and capsized, with the deceased trapped inside the cabin.
He tried to free himself and his other colleagues but without success.