Manhattan, New York The families of six construction workers who died in a March 2008 crane accident on E. 51st St. have agreed on a financial settlement. But the details of how much they got are being kept secret for the time being because of a court ruling Thursday. Seven Read More
Manhattan, New York A former employee of a company that owned a crane that collapsed two years ago on the Upper East Side and killed two people has pleaded guilty to criminally negligent homicide and agreed to testify against his former boss. By pleading guilty, the former employee, Tibor Varganyi, Read More
Manhattan, New York A Manhattan judge this morning upheld the manslaughter indictment against crane company owner James Frank Lomma, meaning charges that he recklessly caused a fatal 2008 collapse by putting a cheaply-refurbed crane in service on East 91st Street can now proceed to trial later this year. Lomma, 65, Read More
The Original Today marks a somber anniversary in Milwaukee history. 10 years ago today, the “Big Blue” crane collapse killed three workers at Miller Park. “There’s a major accident at the stadium here,” said a man making the 911 call at the construction site of Miller Park on the day Read More
“Big Blue” Collapse Four workers who suffered post-traumatic stress disorder in the aftermath of the Big Blue crane collapse in July 1999 at Miller Park have reached an out-of-court settlement with Mitsubishi Heavy Industries of America and nine other defendants. The settlement, reached late in July, just months before a Read More
Milwaukee The families of three ironworkers killed in a 1999 crane collapse at Miller Park have reached a settlement in their lawsuit against insurance companies and the contractor hired to install the ballpark’s roof, their attorney said Monday. The exact amount was not disclosed, but Robert Habush, the lead attorney Read More
The state Supreme Court on Friday overturned a lower court ruling that threw out a $94 million award to the families of three ironworkers killed in the 1999 Big Blue crane collapse at Miller Park, but significant legal issues remain before the case can be settled. That was the net Read More
MADISON — The contractor hired to install the roof at Miller Park intentionally disregarded the rights of three ironworkers killed in an accident, an attorney argued Thursday. William DeGrave of Kimberly, Jeffrey Wischer and Jerome Starr were killed in 1999 when a crane collapsed as they tried to guide a Read More
“Big Blue” Collapse A jury ordered two companies to pay $99.2 million to the widows of three ironworkers killed when a crane collapsed at the construction site of Milwaukee’s new baseball stadium, Miller Park. All but $157,500 of Friday’s award must be paid by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries of America. The Read More
New Providence, Iowa Two years ago, the city of New Providence was getting a new water tower when in a catastrophic accident, the water tower collapsed. The incident occurred on July 20, 2000, while workers were erecting a new water tower for the community. The tower was near completion when Read More
London, England The three workmen killed when a crane snapped and plunged 400 feet in London’s Docklands have been named. The dead men were Peter Clark, 33, from Southwark, London; Martin Burgess, 31, from Castleford, West Yorkshire; and Michael Whittard, 39, from Leeds. Health and safety investigators are continuing on-site Read More
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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.