by admin | Oct 27, 2016 | Heavy Equipment, Crane & Construction Accidents, Ports & Terminals, Workforce News
An employee at the Freeport who in 2010 suffered a permanent injury because of “prehistoric” systems of work was awarded €131,000 in damages. Alexander Ciantar told the court he was injured in December 2010 while performing twist lock manoeuvres consisting...
by admin | Oct 24, 2016 | Heavy Equipment, Crane & Construction Accidents
A documentation office outside the Saudi Arabia Grand Mosque was damaged when a Tadano 50-ton GR-500EX Rough Terrain crane hit the outer walls after the brakes failed. The crane is involved in the expansion project of the Grand Mosque, said a source. There were no...
by admin | Oct 17, 2016 | Heavy Equipment, Crane & Construction Accidents
No one was injured when a Liebherr LTM 11200-9.1 crane owned by TNT Crane & Rigging collapsed during construction on the Osborn Wind Energy Center Monday morning. WATCH VIDEO HERE An eye witness said she heard a loud boom Monday morning at about 8:45 a.m. The...
by admin | Oct 17, 2016 | Heavy Equipment, Crane & Construction Accidents
Urban Summit Construction Ltd has been fined after a workman died when a load fell from a tower crane during a lifting operation in Colchester, Engin January 2014. The company was the appointed Principal Contractor for the construction project at King Edward Quay,...
by admin | Oct 7, 2016 | Equipment & Construction Videos, Heavy Equipment, Crane & Construction Accidents
N.B Department of Transportation and Infrastructure says it is working on a plan to safely remove the CAT 312C L excavator that broke through the Hammond River No. 2 covered...
by admin | Oct 6, 2016 | Heavy Equipment, Crane & Construction Accidents
WEST VALLEY CITY, Utah, — A Rough Terrain Crane working on the I-215 West reconstruction struck one of the power lines near southbound I-215 West at 2700 South, according to Marissa Villaseñor, spokeswoman for Utah Highway Patrol. There were no injuries and only minor...
