crane collapse

An old bulk un-loader crane collapsed while it was being dismantled in Portland, Oregon.

An All Terrain crane crashed through the roof of a shopping centre in Johannesburg, South Africa this morning seriously injuring a man.

A man has died and three were injured when a gantry collapsed at the Arkansas Nuclear One plant in Russellville, Arkansas, this weekend.

A 500 tonne All Terrain crane overturned in Haifa, Israel on Thursday, at least one person died in the incident.

A 750 tonne Liebherr LG 1750 working on a wind contract in Cumbria, UK, over turned yesterday, while relocating.

A midday construction accident on the new Bay Bridge east span Thursday toppled a crane with a 160-foot boom, sending it and part of a temporary steel trestle that was being removed plunging toward the bay.

An All Terrain crane overturned onto a rare car last week in Gits, Belgium – to the south of Brugge. Thankfully no one was injured or hurt in the incident.

Strong winds brought a tower crane down across the main road/promenade and onto a passing car yesterday evening in Larnaca, Cyprus killing a woman and seriously injuring her husband. It also damaged several parked cars.

The final criminal case related to two New York tower cranes that collapsed in March and May 2008 has convicted inspector Edward Marquette of misconduct and offering false documents.

Three workers were killed after a crane collapsed at a construction site in northwest China’s Gansu province on Saturday, local authorities said.