The incident was captured on video and can be viewed by clicking here The crane remained stable and no one was hurt The lattice boom of a crawler crane working…
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Technology and Timeless Safety Topics Top CRC/ICHC Agenda
While some crane and rigging safety topics are timeless, others are predicated by industry trends, changes in standards and regulations, new technology, and shifts in labor demands.
A New York crane operator and contractor each face at least $64,000 in fines for a crawler collapse last month. See Overload blamed for NY crane collapse See crane collapses in New York.
Lucky escapes as crane tips
A crawler crane overturned near Omaha, Nebraska yesterday dumping two men into the Missouri River, while trapping the crane operator in his cab.
WorkCover NSW has fast-tracked a safety inspection program of tower cranes across the state after one caught fire and collapsed at a Sydney construction site late last year. The inspections,…
Crane manufacturer Sany America has launched its latest 550-ton crawler crane, the SCC8500.
German crane and material handling manufacturer Sennebogen has launched the 655 HD duty cycle crawler crane. The 55 tonne capacity crane is designed for heavy-duty tasks including dragline bucket or in foundation construction.
Fatal crane incident in Vietnam
We can now confirm the fatal crawler crane overturn in Ba Ria, Vung Tau, in southern Vietnam on Sunday.
Manitowoc designs wind attachment feature
Manitowoc has launched a new feature, called the Boom Raise System (BRS), for the 400t 16000 Wind Attachment, designed to raise longer Wind Attachment boom lengths.
TEREX CRANES LAUNCHES SUPERLIFT 3800
ZWEIBRÜCKEN, November 16th. 2012 – Terex Cranes announces the launch of the Superlift 3800 lattice boom crawler crane. As the successor to the Terex® CC 2800-1, it has big shoes…