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Crewman Injured as Crane Winch Snaps
Tauranga, New Zealand A Filipino crewman is in hospital with serious injuries after the main crane boom collapsed on a logging ship in the Port of Tauranga this morning. The 42-year-old was working onboard the Nordic Visby around 5.30am when the main crane boom snapped causing a steel rope to Read More
A Lucky Escape
Hohr, Germany A self-erecting tower crane went over in the small town of Hohr, Germany narrowly missing a house earlier this week. The mid-range self-erector, either owned or contracted by construction company Overath, was working on a construction site just outside of Siegburg when it over turned. Fortunately no one Read More
Crane Overturns on Wind Farm
Fitjar, Norway A 500 tonne crane overturned early on Wednesday morning while relocating on a wind farm in Fitjar, to the south of Bergen in western Norway. The crane a 500 tonne Liebherr owned by Nordic Crane, had completed a lift installing the blades on a turbine and was being moved Read More
TruckCrane Overturn
Towanda, Pennsylvania A truck crane overturned while travelling yesterday near Towanda, Township in Bradford County northern Pennsylvania. The incident occurred at an intersection on Route 220 when the boom truck based crane seems to Read More
Boom Truck Overturned
Brooklyn, New York Two construction workers were hurt after being pinned underneath the bucket of the crane. The men were working on a very high utility pole alongside a man road, when it tipped. Fortunately both were wearing harnesses and lanyards. Read More
Two killed in Stark County
Perry, Ohio Two workers outside Timken’s Faircrest steel mill in Perry Township were killed instantly early Saturday afternoon when a massive piece of a crane fell on them. The Stark County coroner’s office identified the men as Brian Black and Mark Tovissi and said both worked for Canton-based Beaver Excavating Read More
Truck mount rolls
Island Bay, New Zealand A truck mounted platform overturned as it took a bend in the road in Island Bay, just south of Wellington in New Zealand, earlier today. The driver/operator was able to climb out of the truck and was uninjured, but hydraulic fluid was spilled on the road causing it Read More
Telescopic Forklift Overturned
Dunedin, New Zealand It is the love of Anna McLean’s life, but her Mazda Axela is a “magnet” for trouble. Anna parked the car in the driveway at her workplace at 8.30am yesterday, and three hours later she was asked to move it by contractors working on the temporary courthouse, Read More
Slow motion tip
Jarlsø, Norway A crawler crane tipped forward slowly on Tuesday at a site in Norway as the operator lowered the jib for the day. The crane is currently working on the erection of a warning light for shipping, on the tip of the small island of Jarlsø near Tønsberg to Read More
Driver Escapes After Car Crushed by Crane
Aberdeen, UK A DRIVER had a lucky escape after his car was crushed under the wheels of a crane near Aberdeen Airport. Incredibly, the 52-year-old man sustained only minor injuries following the accident, but was kept in hospital overnight for observations. Pictures released yesterday show the extent of the damage Read More
Child Crushed by Crane
Guduvancherry, India A four-year-old girl was run over by a crane at a construction site in Guduvancherry to the South West of Chennai, India on Monday. The girl, a daughter of construction workers, who were living in a tent on the site, was playing near to the mobile crane when the 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.