BELLEVUE, Wash. -- A new construction crane is in place at the site where a crane collapse in November killed a man.

On Nov. 16, a 210-foot tower crane crashed into three buildings and killed a 31-year-old Microsoft lawyer.

Video: New Crane In Place At Accident Site

The state Department of Labor and industries is investigating the collapse and the investigation could take up to six months.

The building contractor said the new crane is being attached to a more stable concrete footing.

The collapse led to a reevaluation of all cranes in the Seattle area, where condo and high-rise building projects have boomed. Soon afterward, one crane in Bellevue was found to have significant cracks and was taken down, while another had a hairline crack and was repaired.

Most of the focus on the crane that collapsed surrounded the footing. The crane was fastened to steel I-beams that drew scrutiny from some state officials. An official with Northwest Tower Crane called the base a "very unusual design."

Investigators with the state Department of Labor and Industries are trying to determine whether that crane's unusual base design and visible tilt in the days before the accident were the cause. The state's investigation could take up to six months.

The new crane was built by the same company, Liebherr, and is "brand new," Lewis said. It was shipped from Germany in December.

But unlike the first crane, the new one will be placed on a concrete footing. The footing was based on information provided by the crane manufacturer and soil-bearing information. Anchor bolts have also been cast into the concrete foundation.

Once it's built, Lewis said the crane will be calibrated, tested and certified before it goes into operation.

Matthew Ammon, a lawyer at Microsoft, died when the crane crushed the top floor of the Pinnacle Bell Centre, a 248-unit complex with stores on the ground floor and apartments above.

The crane first hit Plaza 305, an office building, then struck the sixth and seventh floors of the Civica Office Commons before crashing onto the Pinnacle Bell Centre. Severe structural damage was reported to all three buildings, and a restaurant, the Melting Pot, also was damaged.

Crane operator Warren Taylor Yeakey, 34, of Tacoma, was about 30 feet above the ground in the cab of the 210-foot crane, preparing to shut down for the night, when it fell. Firefighters used a ladder to get him down, and afterward, he told rescue personnel he heard a crack when the crane went down.