by Crane Market | Feb 5, 2018 | Heavy Equipment, Crane & Construction Accidents
Two men are dead, another man is in critical condition and two others suffered minor injuries after an outdoor crane accident at the Manitowoc Crane Manufacturing Plant Friday morning. “It’s a day of sorrow for us,” said Ion Warner, vice president of marketing and...
by Crane Market | Feb 1, 2018 | Heavy Equipment, Crane & Construction Accidents
ABC7 in Washington DC reported a telecrawler crane collapsed near Nationals Park in D.C. Thursday, sending the operator to the hospital, according to authorities. The D.C. Fire Department say the collapse happened at 3rd and Tingey Streets, SE in the Navy Yard area...
by Crane Market | Jan 19, 2018 | Heavy Equipment, Crane & Construction Accidents, Workforce News
A lattice boom crawler crane fell on top of a construction worker Wednesday in Marathon, FL authorities said. The incident was reported about 9 a.m. at a construction site on Sadowski Causeway in Key Colony Beach. Monroe County Sheriff’s Office spokeswoman Becky...
by Crane Market | Sep 13, 2017 | Heavy Equipment, Crane & Construction Accidents
A 10-ton Kato KR-10H crane has fallen onto a house under construction at Papamoa in New Zealand McLeod Cranes director Scott McLeod says the crane was setting up when an outrigger went into a sink hole. The driver is uninjured. “We are really grateful no one’s...
by Crane Market | Sep 11, 2017 | Equipment & Construction Videos, Heavy Equipment, Crane & Construction Accidents
A Tadano All Terrain Crane was involved in a deadly crash on its way to remove the Robert E. Lee statue at Lee Park in Dallas was involved in a crash that killed one person. According to officials, a semi-truck collided with the crane at SM Wright Freeway and Linfield...
by Crane Market | Sep 9, 2017 | Equipment & Construction Videos, Heavy Equipment, Crane & Construction Accidents
Southway Crane & Rigging All Terrain cranes we called in to upright a Liebherr crane that tipped over when tree service crews were removing a giant oak tree from a backyard. Clean up efforts were successful after the 3-axle crane tipped over and came crashing down...
