by Crane Market | Aug 5, 2016 | Equipment & Construction Videos, Heavy Equipment, Crane & Construction Accidents
Unfortunately crane accidents happen and the primary cause is human error. This fleet footed crane operator escapes with his life as this 25-ton 3 axle mobile telescopic truck crane is tips over. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nu0yRx2y45g
by Crane Market | Aug 4, 2016 | Crane & Lifting News, Heavy Equipment, Crane & Construction Accidents
A man has died at the University of Canberra public hospital worksite on Thursday night. According to the Canberra Times, it is understood the man died after a mobile crane tipped over. The man’s age and identity have not been publicly released. Police...
by Crane Market | Jul 21, 2016 | Crane & Lifting News, Heavy Equipment, Crane & Construction Accidents
LoHud reports, the crane operator at the controls when a 250-foot boom crashed down onto the Tappan Zee Bridge on Tuesday had little time to react when factors beyond his control set in motion a near-fatal mishap, a union official said Wednesday. Jeff Loughlin, the...
by Crane Market | Jul 21, 2016 | Crane & Lifting News, Heavy Equipment, Crane & Construction Accidents, Manufacturer News
WABC reports, as the investigation continues into the Tappan Zee Bridge crane collapse, the Eyewitness News Investigators have learned that the crane is the newest high-tech crane now being used on construction projects. There are more cranes operating at this bridge...
by Crane Market | Jul 19, 2016 | Equipment & Construction Videos, Heavy Equipment, Crane & Construction Accidents, Workforce News
KBOI reports two construction workers had to jump to safety after a welding blanket caught fire on a H&E Equipment Services owned Genie ZX-135/70 articulating boom lift basket at the new Simplot headquarters in downtown Boise. Boise Fire says the construction...
by Crane Market | Jul 19, 2016 | Crane & Lifting News, Equipment & Construction Videos, Heavy Equipment, Crane & Construction Accidents
CBS New York reports at least three drivers and two workers were hurt when a 300-ton Manitowoc MLC300 crawler crane collapsed onto the old Tappan Zee Bridge. It is unknown how big of an impact this will have on the new Tappan Zee bridge construction. Images from the...