by admin | May 4, 2016 | Equipment & Construction Videos, Heavy Equipment, Crane & Construction Accidents
The two men killed were 53 year old Bart Vink and 61 year old Jos Relou. A third man Remco van Bogget (24) was taken to the hospital with severe injuries. He is not in life threatening danger. The men were working for the construction company Wynen Bouw the press...
by admin | May 4, 2016 | Equipment & Construction Videos, Heavy Equipment, Crane & Construction Accidents
The damaged crane landed on the Inverness to Kyle of Lochalsh railway line in Scotland. The crane driver is believed to have reported a problem with his brakes. “There’s quite a steep road there and a sharp corner at the bottom, although there has been very few...
by admin | May 4, 2016 | Equipment & Construction Videos, Heavy Equipment, Crane & Construction Accidents
Major damage at Suez Canal Container Terminal in Egypt’s Port Said caused by a containership crashing into a gantry crane as it was leaving the port. The the Hong Kong-flagged COSCO Hope was involved. Several cranes collapsed and are damaged, along with containers...
by admin | May 4, 2016 | Crane & Lifting News, Heavy Equipment, Crane & Construction Accidents
Hoffman Auto Crane in Germany came to the rescue to lift a tipped over tower crane. The small tower crane with a height of around 15 meters (50 ft.) and a 18 meter (59 ft.) boom plunged and fell onto a residential building.
by admin | May 3, 2016 | Heavy Equipment, Crane & Construction Accidents
A huge fire raged last night at Port Said after the Cosco Hope Container Ship hit a gantry crane as it tried to exit the Egyptian port. The crane’s boom fell onto containers and local media suggests it also hit a fuel tank. More than 20 containers burned and two...
by admin | Apr 28, 2016 | Heavy Equipment, Crane & Construction Accidents, Workforce News
A 60-year-old worker on the Queensferry Crossing project in Scotland has been killed after being hit by the boom of a crane he was directing. The worker suffered severe blood loss, and taken off site but could not be resuscitated. Another man was also rushed to...
