crane operators

A new time-lapse video from London’s Olympic park shows the erection of the Arcelor/Mittal Orbit and the vast variety of cranes and work platforms used in the construction of this 115 metre high structure.

A young Rough Terrain crane operator died earlier this week in Arizona, when the crane ran-away’ and overturned. The operator,28, was driving the crane, described as a 100 ton Rough Terrain – although it is substantially smaller – down a dirt track in a granite quarry in Congress, to the North West of Phoenix Arizona.

Mobile cranes are usually noticed in construction sites. Because the title signifies, it can be a machine that can travel from one spot to another even surface types that are irregular. A whole lot involving huge construction organizations are investing on mobile cranes due to its adaptability.

A Rough Terrain crane tipped over on an overpass over Interstate 57 in Chicago yesterday, seriously injuring a man that was hit in the chest by the falling crane. The crane operator was also badly shaken.

Yeakey was awarded $1.15 million in economic damages plus $300,000 in non-economic damages, including pain and suffering, and loss of enjoyment of life. In addition, the jury awarded his wife, Kristina Yeakey, $55,000 in non-economic damages. The verdict, which placed 70 percent of the blame on MKA, was the first time a jury has found negligence in the fatal collapse took the life of Matthew Ammon, as he sat in his apartment opposite. His family settled out of court for an undisclosed sum without finding fault.

Tower crane operator Michael Brown is the only runner left in the Ultra race from John O’Groats to Lands End having passed the half-way point he is struggling. The whole point is to raise money for an ex-servicemen’s mobility charity so please do log-on and support him.

A crane operator had to be rescued by fire fighters yesterday after the straddle carrier/crane he was operating toppled over, trapping him in the cab, at Seaforth Docks in Liverpool

Following the successful completion of a one-day conference during ConExpo-Con/Agg in Las Vegas last month,Maximum Capacity Media announces the dates for the second Crane & Rigging Conference (CRC) and Reach Expo to be held this summer. The event returns to Houston, Texas, July 19-20,

Stampede Crane & Rigging is proud to introduce its new website. Click here to view website… www.stampedecrane.com

A man working on the top of a mobile crane was injured yesterday in Tempe, Arizona, it is not clear if he was rigging or carrying out maintenance work, when something struck his leg and broke it.