by admin | Sep 26, 2016 | Heavy Equipment, Crane & Construction Accidents
Three men have been injured when a crane collapsed at a building in North Sydney. The three workers – aged 24, 28 and 36 – were inside the crane when it malfunctioned, collapsed and hit a concrete well about 11.30am on Sunday, police said. The three were attached by...
by admin | Sep 26, 2016 | Crane & Lifting News, Heavy Equipment, Crane & Construction Accidents, Ports & Terminals
A stevedore in Brazil has had a lucky escape after the quayside crane he was operating during the discharge of coal from the dry bulker Nord Trust burst into flames, Wilhelmsen Ships Service reports. Fellow stevedores rushed to the aid of the operator who was rescued...
by admin | Sep 22, 2016 | Heavy Equipment, Crane & Construction Accidents, Workforce News
A 43-year-old man died after the crane he was maneuvering toppled over and fell into the sea at the Medserv Operations dock at the freeport in Malta. The incident happened at around 9.15 am. Qualified first aiders provided immediate support until the man was rushed to...
by admin | Sep 21, 2016 | Equipment & Construction Videos, Heavy Equipment, Crane & Construction Accidents
An excavator operator doing reclamation work was almost killed after a barge carrying the machine overturned on top of him off the Gurney Drive seafront in Penang, Malaysia. Waves rose as high as 3.5m (12 ft) and the tide swelled from a low of 0.63m to 2.53m...
by admin | Sep 16, 2016 | Equipment & Construction Videos, Heavy Equipment, Crane & Construction Accidents, Workforce News
A 5o year old man, Anthony Smith was found unconscious and on fire after being critically shocked in Riverside, FL by power lines. OSHA says there were clear problems with the work site. According to WOKV, Investigators were called to McCoy Creek Blvd where a...
by admin | Sep 13, 2016 | Equipment & Construction Videos, Heavy Equipment, Crane & Construction Accidents
TRIBECA, Manhattan (WABC) –The crane accident earlier this year that killed a passerby and seriously injured two others in Lower Manhattan was caused by operator error, Eyewitness News Investigators have exclusively learned. It was the worst crane accident in...
