Crane Accident

SCDF had to use an airbag and another crane to extricate the trapped worker.

As photographic evidence from the public pours in to state investigators, one thing is becoming clear: A lot of ordinary folks noticed that the downtown Bellevue tower construction crane was…

The Chinese cranes that I’ve seen here in Washington have reasonable workmanship.

After L&I identified three cranes built by SunCrane in Washington and learned that they weren’t up to code, the division ordered the shutdown last week.

The accident happened at about 4:10 p.m. when the 30-tonne tower crane fell from the 50th floor of Taishang Building in Dongguan city. The crane broke through three stories in the basement and finally landed, a municipal government spokesman said.

This was this guys first and last day on the job. enjoy.

A crane toppled over while removing an oak tree from the yard of Michelle and Kevin McCarthy in Santa Rosa, California.

Police in Kansas City, Mo., say one worker has died following a crane accident at the construction site of a performing arts center.

Here is another example of poor crane operation.

This operator was lucky. Canada has a great inspection system. But we can’t be running these very old cranes. A couple of years ago I saw some old Lindens and Krolls from the 60’s up and running in Victoria. I know it feels like a waste, but they have to go.