Crane Accident

A crane tipped over this morning on a road improvement project in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. The crane, a Franna pick & carry model was unloading or moving a reinforcing bar cage for a pile when it tipped.

“In response to this incident we have implemented dynamic and robust safety systems addressing the specific failings of this incident and wider risks across our operations. “We welcome the comments from the HSE and have continually strived since this incident in cooperation with the executive to learn these critical

It seems that the crane an older 17 ton crawler crane slipped off the barge as it listed overnight while taking on water. The crane smashed into a dock and caused minor oil and diesel spills.

I “identify tower crane incidents that had taken place around the world between 1989 to 2009 and obtain, where possible, the causes of each incident and the tower crane involved”.

A five axle All Terrain crane tipped over into a creek this morning to the west of Auckland, New Zealand, when the ground gave way under its outriggers. We understand that there had been heavy rain overnight and that a temporary retaining wall collapsed

The lift, a 52 metre Pagliero owned by Locnacelle-Isle de France/ part of the Lorlev crane and access rental group, was working on the rewiring of overhead cables for DEF.

A Rough Terrain slipped off a barge on Friday and into Lake Whatcom in Bellingham, Washington, no one was injured in the incident.

NSW Fire Emergency services were rushed to the scene of an accident involving a 35 Tonne crane in Hepburn Ave, Gladesville around 8am this morning.

Although he is a certified crane operator, Mike Doval was volunteering his time as he worked at the site of the future Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses on Shelbourne Street, near Ryan Street.

The Daily Mail has reported that a female crane operator survived a 100m fall from the top of a 33-storey building and survived. Two co-workers died in the collapse.