An All Terrain crane over turned in Offenbach, near Frankfurt, Germany, last week, crushing a covered trailer and damaging a car.
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A large lattice crane boom came down onto a highway in Gallatin, Tennessee yesterday hitting a passing car causing minor injuries to the driver.
A UK company director Allan Turnbull has been sentenced to three years in prison following the death of a man who fell from a boom lift after it was struck by a beam dropped by a crane.
Three mobile cranes have removed the bent boom of the ship crane on the Nordic Visby that failed in the port of Tauranga, New Zealand last Thursday. Click here to see original report.
Alongside the number of different machines from other industry sectors, the museum is looking to introduce an exhibition hall into the museum to display a range of historical construction tools and handmade models
AC 1000 LIFTS PIPES IN CONFINED SPACES AT LIGNITE-FIRED POWER PLANT IN SLOVENIA.
Ship crane collapse in New Zealand
A man has sustained serious injuries after the boom of a ship crane collapsed on a logging ship at the Port of Tauranga, New Zealand this morning.
A crane boom came down on to two men at a site in Perry, Ohio – south of Akron – on Saturday, they died instantly.
A crawler crane tipped forward slowly on Tuesday at a site in Norway as the operator lowered the jib for the day.
CIC reviews Canada certification programme
US-based Crane Institute Certification (CIC) is looking at expanding into Canada with a reciprocal operator certification agreement with BCACS of Vancouver, British Columbia.