The cause of four of the incidents is quite simply lack of inspections. The Dallas accident yesterday was due to a lattice boom rope failure (1 injured). The Huston Oil Refinery 2500 ton crane had allegedly the wrong bolts in the turntable (4 dead).
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With the goal of reducing Md. construction injuries and deaths, the state has added teeth to what are already among the strictest crane regulations in the country.
ISO has released new standards on crane inspections aiming to reduce the risk of property damage and accidents both to persons involved in a lifting operation and those in the vicinity.
Overloading a crane and failure to take heed of high winds were the main factors that caused the boom of a crane to fall and kill two Chinese tourists in Taipei City