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Operator Kills family of Five – Cranes like guns (do not kill) in this case the Crane Operator

Operator Kills family of Five – Cranes like guns (do not kill) in this case the Crane Operator

by Max Daman | Aug 18, 2022 | Crane & Lifting News, Heavy Equipment, Crane & Construction Accidents

Editor Notes: Rarely do I post crane accidents. This crawler crane did not kill anyone. Cranes, like guns, inherently do not kill. Like firearms, it is whoever fired the trigger. No gun has ever been on trial for committing a crime. This event is awful. The aim is to...
$4.8 million settlement for two injured in 2016 Beaumont, Tx crane accident

$4.8 million settlement for two injured in 2016 Beaumont, Tx crane accident

by Crane Market | Sep 24, 2018 | Heavy Equipment, Crane & Construction Accidents

BEAUMONT — Two people injured when part of a large highway sign frame and crane dropped on their cars in 2016 will share in a $4.8 million settlement. The accident happened in February 2016 when a large sign frame was being lifted into place with a mobile crane truck...
Beams dangling from crane at construction site near Javits Center in NY City

Beams dangling from crane at construction site near Javits Center in NY City

by Crane Market | Sep 11, 2018 | Heavy Equipment, Crane & Construction Accidents

HELLS KITCHEN, Manhattan — Two beams being lifted by a crawler crane came loose and are dangling at a construction site near the Javits Center, the FDNY said on Tuesday. Officials said the construction site is located across from the Javits Center on 34th Street and...
Sunken Barge Crane faces legal action if not removed Providence, RI

Sunken Barge Crane faces legal action if not removed Providence, RI

by Crane Market | Jul 24, 2018 | Crane & Lifting News, Heavy Equipment, Crane & Construction Accidents

You can see the twisted steel from the highway driving through Providence. You can’t miss it if you’re on the water in the upper Providence River. A large crane and a barge have been submerged for about nine months, since October 2017. No government agency...
Crane installing sheet piling flips over near New Orleans

Crane installing sheet piling flips over near New Orleans

by Crane Market | Apr 20, 2018 | Heavy Equipment, Crane & Construction Accidents

According to NOLA.com the operator of a crane installing sheet piling along a drainage canal in Old Mandeville Thursday morning (April 19) had to be rescued after the crane overturned in the water and trapped him in the submerged cab. The operator was transported to a...
Chattanooga Tree Service Boom Truck topples over last Friday

Chattanooga Tree Service Boom Truck topples over last Friday

by Crane Market | Feb 26, 2018 | Heavy Equipment, Crane & Construction Accidents

A boom truck doing tree work in the North Shore of Chattanooga toppled over into two homes Friday afternoon. A crew with the Chattanooga Tree Service was removing a tree from the yard of Derrick Hatter when the boom truck tipped over into his house while lifting a...
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