Recently, a 315-foot-tall, 2-million-pound erection crane collapsed on a construction site in East Toledo, Ohio, killing four

Question:

Recently, a 315-foot-tall, 2-million-pound erection crane collapsed on a construction site in East Toledo, Ohio, killing four ironworkers. Do you think catastrophic failures like this are avoidable? If so, what steps would you suggest the general contractor take to avoid a disaster like this?