Mobile Crane Accident

The 40 tonne All Terrain crane was travelling on an unclassified road behind Stokesay Castle when it got stuck and then rolled, coming to rest upside down.

A construction worker was killed and several other people were hurt at about 1:30 on Monday afternoon when a construction “boom lift” toppled over at 21st and Walnut Streets in center city Philadelphia.

This is Gerry Wiebe creator and senior blogger at www.craneblogger.com sending you all a year end message and one last video to view before Christmas 2009.

Lack of rope inspections may have caused a…….

Eagle West Wind Energy Inc. has as of the flawless completion of the Bear Mountain Wind Farm now installed over 50% of all the wind turbines installed in Western Canada.

Eagle West Equipment Inc. working in conjunction with Boscaro S.r.L have developed a new and highly innovative manbasket for use in the North American Market.

WorkSafeBC has hit two firms with fines totalling $315,343.71 for their part in the death of a crane operator who was killed while working on the Canada Line.

The crane accident in liver pool last week is now being cleaned-up.

The Texas Street bridge has been reopened after a crane did not clear the first truss of the bridge, causing the arm of the boom to become detached and fall on top of a Nissan Altima traveling behind it

Here is some scary footage of unsafe crane practices that result in a car being crushed. From the looks of the video it appears no one was injured, thankfully.