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Worker Trapped After Crane Explosion Near Tompkinsville Boatyard
Staten Island, New York A large emergency response is at the scene of a what’s described to be a small crane explosion near a boatyard in Tompkinsville. One worker is reportedly trapped near Miller’s Launch, to the side of the former Cromwell Center, according to Fire Department radio. The condition Read More
Worker shocked on Brickyard Road in Canandaigua
New York A worker was shocked around 3:45 p.m. outside a home at 2141 Brickyard Road in Canandaigua. The homeowner, Carrie Van Etten, said a woman who was trimming trees was electrocuted when a boom truck apparently became tangled in electrical wires. A Les Ganoe Tree Service truck was parked Read More
Another Fatality at Tuzla
Istanbul, Turkey A man died yesterday after falling from a work platform at the Tuzla shipyards in Istanbul, Turkey. The accident occurred at the Torlak dock when, according to local reports, the “safety bars” holding the basket snapped, allowing it to tip upside-down dumping the occupant, Nurettin Bingöl aged 36. Read More
Crane Falls In Parking Lot
El Paso, Texas A crane fell in a parking lot in the 800 block of W. Schuster Wednesday morning. No one was injured. Workers are attempting to put the crane upright.
Kentucky Woman Seriously Hurt in I-70 Accident
Maryland A Kentucky woman was critically injured Wednesday morning when steel beams hanging from a crane drifted over an eastbound lane of Interstate 70 and collided with her tractor-trailer, Maryland State Police said. Evonne J. Whalen, 45, of East Bernstadt, Ky., was a passenger in the rig near the Md. Read More
Crane fatality at Port of Melbourne
Melbourne, Australia A man in his early 40s died this morning after he was hit in the head by a load that fell from a crane at a dock in the Port of Melbourne. The load, reportedly a steel beam weighing over 2.5 tonnes, fell from a crane at Appleton Read More
‘Like a Miniature Earthquake,’ Neighbour Calls Windsor Garage Collapse
Canada Rescue crews were relieved to find no one trapped in the rubble after a downtown Windsor parking garage collapsed Thursday, sending one man to hospital and crushing several cars. Mayor Eddie Francis declared a state of emergency after the two-level underground structure caved in around 10:40 a.m., enabling the Read More
Crane Falls, Damages Two Augusta Homes
Augusta, Georgia A crane accident on Crane Ferry Road, in Augusta, has caused some massive damage to at least two homes there. Witnesses tell WJBF News Channel 6 that crews were working on some trees in the area, when the crane fell over on its side. The crane landed on top of one of Read More
3 Dead, 1 Injured in School Building Construction Accident
China Three workers were killed Saturday after a towering crane collapsed at a school building construction site in northwest China’s Shaanxi Province, according to local authorities. The accident happened around 1 p.m. when five people were working on the crane at the Shangluo Vocational and Technical College in Shangluo City, Read More
Crane Collapse Kills 3 in Hanoi
Vietnam Three people were killed in Hanoi Friday afternoon when a crane at a television building construction collapsed. The accident occurred on the 20-story site of the new Vietnam Cable Television building in Hoang Mai District. A crane operator and two construction workers perished. Their names have not been released Read More
Crane Tips Over On Highway 80
Hercules, California A construction crane tipped over and blocked one lane of eastbound Interstate Highway 80 early Friday, a California Highway Patrol officer said. The crane was reported tipped over at about 6:50 a.m. on eastbound Highway 80 just west of state Highway 4, CHP Officer A. Paulson said. A 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.