Norway A 100 tonne crane boom buckled while lifting bridge beams in Northern Norway earlier this week. The crane, owned by Vest Kran, was working from a massive barge, installing a new bridge in Vikan, near Bodø when the incident occurred. No one was injured. According to the plant manager Read More
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) For the workers who were inside the Kent County Jail when the 250-foot-high crane collapsed, there were some terrifying moments. 24 Hour News 8 spoke to a worker who was directing the crane from the ground when it came tumbling down. “It was pretty scary. Shaky,” said Read More
Lanzhou, China Five people have died and one was injured last night when a crane collapsed in northwest China’s Gansu Province. Few details of the incident are available but according to reports the accident occurred late last night at a wind power equipment company in Jiuquan. The boom of the Read More
Naples, Florida A 103-foot crane toppled over Tuesday afternoon in a residential area along Gulf Shore Boulevard North in Naples. Nobody was hurt as the crane, valued at $280,000, fell over while an operator moved a palm tree at 779 Gulf Shore Blvd. N. The lot has a 32,000-square-foot house Read More
Manila, Phillipines An arson investigator of the Bureau of Fire in Makati City said on Friday overloading caused the construction accident at the Eton Residences where 10 workers died. Senior Fire Officer 1 Jerson Montada said the gondola lift, without equipment, only has a capacity of 4 to 5 people. Read More
Vietnam A crane fell and killed its driver in Ho Chi Minh City Tuesday. Dang Van Quang, 24, of Nghe An Province, lost control of the crane while maneuvering it. The 50-meter jib of the crane fell from a height of 45 meters, crushing him to death in the cabin. Read More
Mountain Pine, Arkansas The operator of a crane was killed Wednesday afternoon at a water treatment plant. It happened in Mountain Pine, located in Garland County. The victim has been identified as Roy Case who was the owner and operator of the crane. As a construction crew was working on Read More
South Korea A mobile crane tipped over on Wednesday at the Yeongam Formula One circuit in South Korea damaging part of a main grandstand. Korea is due to stage the grand prix on the 24th October but was not ready for the standard pre-race approval inspection normally due 90 days Read More
Alaska A Ketchikan Public Utilities worker went for a wild ride as he serviced power lines. The worker was in a bucket at the end of the truck’s extended boom when the truck tipped over Friday. The worker suffered a bloody nose and sore ribs. The worker and another utility Read More
Queensland, Australia The boom of a 100 tonne Liebherr LTR 1100 telescopic crawler crane collapsed on Monday while working on a concrete tilt-up job in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. The crane owned by Master Projects was reported to be working out of level and the boom subjected to serious side loads. Read More
Woolwich Reed & Reed Inc. has been awarded $298,100 plus costs and interest in a suit against Weeks Marine Inc. The award stems from an incident that occurred in October 2000. The judgment, issued by U.S. District Court Judge Brock Hornby, found that Weeks Marine was liable for negligence in 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.