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A boom truck overturned onto a house in Tequesta, Florida, (north of Palm Beach) yesterday, while lifting an air conditioning unit. Thankfully no one was hurt in the incident.
A crawler crane working from a barge on a marina expansion project at South Whidbey Harbour, Langley, Washington state, was dumped in the water last wednesday, while working on sheet piles.
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Crane boom comes down on car
by Ernie Pierini
August 19, 2013
The boom of a crawler crane dropped across a road onto a parked car on Saturday in the town of Subang Jaya, Malaysia- a suburb of Kuala Lumpur.
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Skills Competition Winners Earn Place in National Finals
by Ernie Pierini
August 15, 2013
The two crane operators who placed first and second at last Friday’s Regional Qualifying Rodeo in Bridgeview, Ill., have earned berths in the Crane & Rigging Hot Line & CIC Crane Operator Skills Championship that will be held in the spotlight of ConExpo in Las Vegas, Nev., next March. The top two finishers also reportedly posted the best scores seen in any regional competition to date.
The hook of an improperly stowed telescopic loader crane seriously injured a man in Russia who had been pulled over by the police.
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Safety and efficiency at World Crane and Transport Summit
by Ernie Pierini
August 13, 2013
High quality information and other tools to help you run your lifting and specialized transport business more safely and efficiently top the agenda at the 2013 World Crane and Transport Summit.
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Crane Seminar to Discuss Impact of Crane Regulations on Jobsites
by Ernie Pierini
August 7, 2013
On Oct. 17, 2013, Sims Crane and NBIS are teaming up with the Florida Crane Alliance to present the crane management seminar, How Changes in OSHA Crane Regulation Have Affected the Work Site that will offer insight into the ASME B30.5 and OSHA 1926.1400 changes that are reshaping roles and responsibilities of crane owners and crane users for construction and related industries.
A mobile crane overturned in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia yesterday while lifting steel bars, its jib cab down on a parked van. Fortunately no one was injured in the incident.
A crane operator had a lucky escape on Friday, after the Rough Terrain crane he was operating overturned at St Clair Shores Marina on Lake Michigan.