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A four Axle All Terrain Crane Almost Overturned
Poznan, Poland A four axle All Terrain crane almost overturned in Poznan, Poland, yesterday, after the wheels on one side punched through the tarmac road surface into an underground void. Read More
Man Trapped under Crane Boom Dies
Albuquerque, New Mexico A man was crushed by the boom of a mobile crane yesterday in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The man was declared dead by the emergency services shortly after they arrived on the scene. Details are very sketchy with conflicting reports, the incident occurred at the premises of steel Read More
Lucky Escape after Edinburgh Crane Drops Load
Edinburgh, Scotland Stunned onlookers said they were amazed no-one was killed when a crane’s load-bearing straps snapped, showering heavy building materials on to the road below. Three people were injured when the timber and glass came crashing down on Great Junction Street, Leith, at 10.40 am yesterday. Witnesses said a Read More
F1: Marshall Killed at Canadian Grand Prix
Montreal, Canada A marshal at the Canadian Grand Prix in Montreal was killed on Sunday when he was run over by a mobile crane at the end of the Formula One race, the sport’s governing body said. The International Automobile Federation (FIA) released a statement saying the marshal, a member Read More
Lucky Escape in Genoa
Genoa, Italy Two men working from a boom lift in Genoa had a lucky escape on Wednesday when the ground gave way below the wheels on one side of the machine causing it to lose stability. Read More
Worker Dies After Being Flung from Cherry-Picker onto Motorway
Court Lane, Iver – UK The un-named man was operating a cherry-picker machine at a depot next to the M25 Motorway at Iver, Bucks, when it fell over at 9.21 am. The workmen was flung from the machine as it crashed onto the hard-shoulder of the anti-clockwise section of the Read More
Telehandler Overturns at School
Annandale, Virginia A small crane tipped over and collapsed onto the roof of a Fairfax County elementary school, causing minor structural damage. The telescopic handler, a US market JCB, was helping with renovation work at the Canterbury Woods Elementary School in Annandale when the unit went over sideways with the Read More
Spider Lift Rescue in Scotland
Aberdeen, Scotland A man had a lucky escape from a spider lift yesterday in Aberdeen, Scotland after the machine tilted over due to one of the outriggers raising. The machine, a Hinowa belonging to Height for Hire (The UK one, which is unrelated to Height for Hire in the Ireland) Read More
Monorail Crane Crushes Laborer
Mumbai, India The number of deaths that have taken place in the process of giving ‘world class’ infrastructure to Mumbaikars now stands at 10 after one died at a monorail site on Friday morning near Arthur Road jail. Till date, 39 people have suffered injuries at construction sites for public Read More
Dropped Rotor
Ontario, Canada A rotor was dropped last week as it was unloaded at new power generation facility in Durham Ontario, Canada. Thankfully no one was hurt in the incident due to good safety procedures. The event may though highlight a design flaw in the lifting beam? Read More
Crane over in Manhattan
Manhattan, New York A large crane fell over while doing work near the Water Club restaurant on the East River on Wednesday. No one was injured. Read More
Top Story
The recent boom collapse in Manhattan, New York resulted in the death of Michael Simermeyer. Ironically, the same building inspector, Patrick McGarrigle, on site who failed to check a cable involved in the accident was also connected with an fatal crane accident in 2008.