Scotland The latest casualty of wind those farm roads that are unsuited for cranes or big aerial lifts is a 103 metre WT1000 truck mounted aerial lift which rolled at the Gordonbush wind farm in Scotland. However the lift is just one of several examples of cranes or lifts over-tuning Read More
Seward, Alaska A boom truck fell over onto its side at the T-Dock in front of Icicle Seafoods in the small boat harbor Tuesday May 8, killing the boom truck operator, Felix Morales, 52, of California. The tip of the boom arm punctured the deck of the MV Kaylor Read More
Spain A self-propelled boom lift overturned on Monday at a construction site in Avilés, northern Spain killing the operator, 27 year old construction worker Gonzalo Fuente López. López was painting metal elements on the facade of a new building with a fully extended Haulotte HA260PX 4×4 articulated boom, we understand Read More
Zhengzhou, China The XCMG Loader Crane flipped landing on a travelling car at the Zhengzhou airport in North Central China. The occupants of the flattened car survived with minor injuries to the driver - The family of four included a two year old.
Ephrata, Pennsylvania A man was seriously injured yesterday while loading a large boom lift in Ephrata, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. The man was loading a Terex (Marklift) telescopic boom onto a low loader when it appears to have slipped off the side and rolled, the operator/driver has either been thrown from Read More
Mumbai, India The boom of a 400-tonne crane being used for work on the Versova-Andheri-Ghatkopar metro line, veered off the truck carrier it was mounted on, and crashed on a portion of the Sarvodaya Hospital at Ghatkopar on Wednesday morning. Fortunately, patients were shifted out of that section s few Read More
India Simplex Tower Crane Accident in September 2010 Simplex Crane Accident in August 2010 Leaves One Dead After five accidents, including one death, the MMRDA has decided to come down heavily on contractor Simplex Infrastructure for negligence. After two accidents in the past on the Lalbaug flyover, which was constructed by Read More
St Louis, Missouri Two men were injured last week when a Rough Terrain crane went over on a hospital job in Creve Coeur, St Louis, Missouri. Local reports claim that the operator was preparing to move the crane, which was working on a new cooling plant upgrade at the hospital, Read More
Stratford, Connecticut One person was injured when a crane toppled in Stratford on Saturday. The incident was reported in the area of East Main Street in Stratford just before 9 a.m. Police said the crane fell onto its side, and smashed through a building near a marina. The person spotting the Read More
Trussville, Alabama A truck mounted crane tipped over while working on the town hall. The photos that we have been sent clearly indicate the lack of any outriggers, while the boom is not only fully extended, but also at a fairly low angle as indicated by the fact that it Read More
Singapore A man was seriously injured on Friday when the jib of a luffing jib tower crane came down in Singapore. The crane was working on a site next to the National University Hospital site on South Buona Vista Road, when the failure occured. At this stage we do not 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.