Crane OVERTURNS on wind farm work
A seven axle All Terrain crane overturned while travelling from the McLean’s Mountain Wind Farm on Manitoulin island, Ontario, Canada on Friday. October 28, 2013 The crane which is apparently owned...
View ArticleAnother one for the trees: Crane Tipped
A three axle All Terrain crane went over in Fort Collins, Colorado yesterday while lifting a tree from the back yard of a home in the town. November 7, 2013 | Comments (2) The 50 tonne Grove GMK3050...
View ArticleCrane fatality in Holland
A crane operator died this morning in Gouderak, near Gouda, the Netherlands, after the boom of a telescopic crawler crane broke away from the superstructure. November 19, 2013 | Comments (0) The boom...
View ArticleOfficial answer from Liebherr on the FATAL CRANE collapse at Sao Paulo World...
Official answer from Liebherr on the possible cause of this tragic incident I received the below quote message: Good evening Mr. Krabbendam, Liebherr-Werk Gmbh of Ehingen, Germany are to be...
View ArticleMobile tower crane over in Netherlands
No mats under the outrigger and there you go!! December 2, 2013 | Comments (2) A self-erecting mobile tower crane has gone over in a shopping street in Nieuwegein, on the south side of Utrecht in the...
View ArticleFatal crane incident Chennai Metro
One man died and another was injured when a crawler crane overturned at a metro construction site in Saidapet, Chennai, India today. January 11, 2014 | Comments (1) Chennai The 70 tonne crane was said...
View ArticleAnother jib failure in London
Another Jost tower crane jib collapsed yesterday on a building under construction in Croydon, London during a storm. January 26, 2014 | Comments (1) The crane is working on a new tower block, known as...
View ArticleAT slips into a ditch
An All Terrain crane slipped off the road near Nantes, in France on Wednesday causing a road closure and a cut to the the local electricity supply. February 7, 2014 | The crane a five axle Liebherr...
View ArticleAnother World Cup fatality
A man died at the Arena de Amazonia football stadium in Manaus, Brazil last Friday following an incident that occurred while dismantling a crane. February 10, 2014 | Comments (0) Antonio Jose Pita...
View ArticleA crane working in the UK suffered a bent boom yesterday on a new supermarket...
A crane working in the UK suffered a bent boom yesterday on a new supermarket site in Rotherham. The crane and All Terrain owned by Emsley Crane Hire was apparently working on steel erection at a new...
View ArticleAnother boom truck overturn
A boom truck overturned in Damariscotta, Maine on Wednesday, due to incorrect outrigger set up March 7, 2014 The crane, a dated unit supplied by Arthur D. Henry Crane Services of Thomaston, was...
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