Miami, Florida A 20-foot section of a crane fell 30 stories in Miami on March 25, killing two construction workers and injuring five others. The crane collapsed at the construction site of a 46-story condominium and crashed through the roof of a nearby home, which was used as an office Read More
Milwaukee Man falls from crane when boom is lowered.
Homer, Alaska A 22 ton capacity boom truck tipped over on Friday in Homer Alaska while working at the harbour. The boom truck, a Terex Stinger owned by Mr C. Construction, had been called in to remove a small crane from Petro Marine’s harbor fuel dock. The operator was extending Read More
Japan ONE person was killed and four injured in a crane accident at a quake-hit nuclear power station in Japan, and four others were injured in a blast at another stricken plant nearby, the IAEA said. The UN’s nuclear watchdog said it had been informed by Japanese authorities that the Read More
South Bend, Indiana A University of Notre Dame student was killed yesterday when the tower he was standing on to film the Fighting Irish practice football collapsed in heavy winds. The college said 20-year-old Declan Sullivan was working for the athletics department when the hydraulic scissor lift he was standing Read More
A man at a Fontana construction site was treated at a hospital Friday morning after lighting struck a crane he was touching. The unidentified man was injured at 9:42 a.m. at Sierra Avenue and Valley Boulevard, near Kaiser Medical Center, said Regional Dispatch Supervisor Donna Mueller. Paramedics found him conscious Read More
Ming Pao, China Giant scales collapsed under strong winds Ming Pao Tsing Yi site one commonly known as “picks scale giant scales yesterday morning in strong winds suddenly back broken collapsed and crashed into the indoor workers near misses, self-driving scales crawl to safety under the foundation, land on the Read More
Los Angeles, California A man at a Fontana construction site was treated at a hospital Friday morning after lighting struck a crane he was touching. The unidentified man was injured at 9:42 a.m. at Sierra Avenue and Valley Boulevard, near Kaiser Medical Center, said Regional Dispatch Supervisor Donna Mueller. Paramedics Read More
Lake Worth, Texas A construction crane toppled over onto an historic building in Lake Worth on Thursday, slicing into its roof like a knife into a cake. Workers were building the Lake Worth Multipurpose Facility nearby when a gust of wind knocked the fully extended crane onto the house’s roof. Read More
Freeport, Grand Bahama An Earlier Report On Monday 29th March 2010 at 11:37am the Police received reports that an accident had occurred at the Freeport Container Report where a number of persons were injured, thus, the Police along with the Police Fire Services and the Emergency Medical Service Teams from Read More
Freeport, Grand Bahama A Later Report (More Details) THREE container port workers are confirmed dead and several others were seriously injured when two terrifying tornadoes struck Grand Bahama yesterday. The tornadoes touched down around 11.30am, one at the Freeport Container Port and a second in the Lucaya area. According to 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.