by Crane Market | Aug 29, 2018 | Crane & Lifting News, Equipment & Construction Videos, Workforce News
DALLAS -Crews rescued a crane operator at a construction site in the 3200 block of Gaston Avenue Tuesday afternoon. Officials were called to the scene at about 1:30 p.m. According to officials, the man had been experiencing symptoms from a medical condition and had to...
by Crane Market | Aug 28, 2018 | Crane & Lifting News, Equipment Rental News, Workforce News
Crane Hire company Boom Logistics is facing indefinite strikes at its Port Kembla, Carrington and Singleton yards in an industrial dispute that the union says is about workers getting a fair share of record corporate profits. Boom Logistics is a national crane...
by Crane Market | Aug 21, 2018 | Constuction & Business News, Crane & Lifting News, Workforce News
The Seattle area’s construction frenzy slowed Tuesday as crane operators and some other workers walked off the job after rejecting a new union contract. Western Washington members of the International Union of Operating Engineers (IUOE) Local 302 started the strike at...
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 | Nov 22, 2017 | Crane & Lifting News, Workforce News
Compass General Construction, of Kirkland, Wash., is facing a large fine for workplace safety violations from the state’s Department of Labor & Industries (L&I) for operating a crane too close to high-voltage power lines without taking proper safety...
by Crane Market | Nov 22, 2017 | Constuction & Business News, Crane & Lifting News, Workforce News
An OSHA final rule this month sets Nov. 10, 2018, as the date for employers in U.S. construction industries to comply with a requirement for crane operator certification. The final rule itself became effective Nov. 9, 2017. OSHA issued its final cranes and derricks...
