Power to the small town of Pfalzdorf, Germany was cut when a loader crane struck an overhead power line.
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Tree work takes another crane
Here is another example of a crane overturning while helping remove a tree, this time in Largo, Florida, on Sunday.
Workers occupy construction crane in protest
Two workers at a building site in Lucan Co Dublin have occupied a tower crane overnight, in protest at pay and conditions.
Truck driver injured by falling crane
A truck driver was seriously injured on Sunday when a Rough Terrain crane overturned at a gravel pit in Nome, Alaska.
US crane operator certification deadline – officially extended
OSHA has officially extended its November 10th 2014, deadline for employers to ensure that crane operators are certified until November 10th, 2017.
InterMoor UK Operations Achieves Seven-Year Safety Milestone
InterMoor UK Operations, part of Acteon’s foundations and moorings business, has completed seven years and more than 2,300 projects without a single lost-time incident (LTI).
Registration Now Open, Crane Operator & Rigger Skills Events
Crane Institute Certification (CIC) announces the hosts for nine Regional Crane Operator & Rigger Skills Competitions to take across the United States, beginning Oct. 11, 2014.
A driver who forgot to stow his loader crane was injured yesterday near Murten (Morat) Switzerland after he struck a bridge on the A1 highway to the west of Berne.
Regional Crane Operator and Rigger Skills Competitions
Sponsored by Utility line construction: Crane Institute Certification (CIC) announces the hosts for nine Regional Crane Operator & Rigger Skills Competitions to take place across the United States, beginning Oct. 11, 2014.
Several readers have alerted us to the fact that Duncan Kemp, a well-known and popular crane ballast truck driver in the UK is recovering from a serious heart attack and needs help to get mobile again.