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“Big Blue” Crane Accident of 1999
“BIG BLUE” the tallest crane in the world (almost 600 feet) fell this afternoon at the sports stadium under construction in Milwaukee of the baseball stadium Miller Park at about 5:15 P.M. The 450 ton load coupled with 30 mile an hour winds caused the gigantic tower crane’s integrity to be Read More
New Jersey Crane Accident Shuts Rt. 80 for Hours
Parsippany, New Jersey Eastbound Route 80 was shut for four hours yesterday morning, after a crane struck high tension wires, State Police said. Traffic had to be diverted off the interstate approaching milepost 46.5 following the 3:10 a.m. accident, Sgt. Al Della Fave said. Crane operator Robert Vonsee, 34, of Read More
Tadano Crane Accident
The accident involved a Tadano Crane working along side a live Railroad track. The job entailed removing and rebuilding the super structure of the bridge overhead. While pouring concrete for the footings and piers, the bank gave way under the weight and pressure from the crane. The crane was a Read More
Bridge Piece Falls
Brunswick, Georgia 2 injured at work site in Brunswick The collapse of a structure Thursday night at the Sidney Lanier Bridge construction site injured two workers and may have set back work for months, officials said yesterday. The 53-foot-by-70-foot support system fell 185 feet from a concrete support tower and Read More
Genaro Mendoza
Freeport, Texas More data lost due to broken links or missing data.
Andres Delacruz
Freeport, Texas More data lost due to broken links or missing data.
Operator Killed Due to Crane Contact with Power Line
Melbourne, Australia This is the third power line related death posted to this site in less than a week.
Crane Accident on Bridge Job Claims Second Victim
Freeport, Texas (Brazoria County) The Highway 288 bridge north of Freeport was reopened Friday after the state highway department deemed it sound in the wake of Thursday’s crane accident that claimed two lives.
Crane Operator Crushed to Death by a Torrent of Bricks
Paterson, New Jersey More details lost due to missing or broken links
Two Workers Electrocuted by Ladder
North Little Rock, Arkansas Two Donrey Outdoor Advertising Co. construction workers were killed Wednesday morning when a ladder on a truck contacted high-voltage wires as the men were preparing to change a billboard along Interstate 30 in North Little Rock. Jessie Simmons, 29, of 1401 Wolfe St. and Jose Marrero, Read More
Crane Falls On Construction Worker
Arlington Heights 3 Hurt, 1 seriously when crane boom falls. Investigators probe why the tower buckled.
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.