Essex (United Kingdom) The drama unfolded in Allard Way, Saffron Walden, in Essex, just before 4.30pm. Residents were evacuated by the police to a rest centre, which the local authority has set up in a nearby sports centre. Fire crews also helped with the evacuation and provided emergency lighting. Chris Read More
Seattle, Washington The state Department of Labor and Industries is launching an investigation after a crane was badly damaged during the demolition of the roof at Husky Stadium Tuesday. Video posted on YouTube of the demolition shows a large crane nearby undergoing strong shaking as the roof tumbled on to Read More
Gdansk, Poland Crane accident on new East – West road. The crane operator was slightly injured after it toppled over.
Ann Arbor, Michigan Authorities say a man working on a creek restoration project at a park in Ann Arbor was killed when another member of his crew backed over him with a crane. Washtenaw County sheriff’s spokesman Derrick Jackson says the accident happened about 1:10 p.m. Tuesday at County Farm Read More
Manhattan, New York City officials have thrown a huge monkey wrench into the upcoming criminal and civil trials in the fatal 2008 Upper East Side crane collapse — a newly “discovered” letter that appears to implicate the Buildings Department as having been far more informed about the status of the Read More
Atlanta, GA Federal safety investigators are looking into what led to an accident in northeast Atlanta in which two workers fell to their deaths. Authorities said the men died of trauma after the lift in which they were working fell to the ground at 525 Glen Iris Drive in northeast Atlanta Read More
Milwaukee Man falls from crane when boom is lowered.
New Jersey There is an investigation into a crane accident in New Jersey early Friday morning. According to a local resident, the crane fell over in front of a house on Ivy Lane in Wyckoff. It was being used to remove damaged tree from a backyard. The crane then tipped Read More
Ukraine Huge crane collapses in a bridge construction project in Russia. The biggest crane that was used in construction of Podolsky bridge crashed down. Several boats were destroyed. 8 people were working on the crane at the time of the accident. 5 of them were able to save on their Read More
Grand Prairie Construction crane collapse did not impact traffic or cause any known injuries.
Southampton, New Jersey New Jersey State Police are looking into what caused a crane accident that sent one person to the hospital in Burlington County. Just after 3 p.m., a call went out over police radio for a person who hurt when a construction crane tipped over at the Southampton 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.