by admin | Apr 27, 2016 | Heavy Equipment, Crane & Construction Accidents
Firefighters say work on the structure — which stood on Ste. Catherine St. near the corner of St. André St. — had been underway for a few days when a supporting wall caved in, bringing the entire building down with it. No one was injured in the collapse, according to...
by admin | Apr 27, 2016 | Crane & Lifting News, Heavy Equipment, Crane & Construction Accidents
Councilman: Putting complex and potentially dangerous equipment in the hands of outsiders is not a good idea By Ben Kallos Operating a crane is an inherently dangerous job, and the risks are significantly greater in a densely populated urban environment like New York...
by admin | Apr 25, 2016 | Constuction & Business News, Heavy Equipment, Crane & Construction Accidents, Workforce News
Thousands of miles of line of varying diameter — from the fiber optics carrying telephone, television and Internet to larger metal pipes carrying water, sewer, natural gas and petroleum products — lie underground. For the most part, people and pipelines...
by admin | Apr 23, 2016 | Crane & Lifting News, Heavy Equipment, Crane & Construction Accidents
A 25-ton Faun All Terrain crane rolled over into a ditch as the operator lost control while driving in Bärenstein on the B95. For 16 hours the recovery efforts blocked the road. The salvage of the crane was difficult, the first attempt ripped the steel cable and...
by admin | Apr 23, 2016 | Heavy Equipment, Crane & Construction Accidents, Workforce News
WOODS HOLE — A construction worker was flown to an off-Cape hospital Thursday after he was struck by heavy equipment at a Woods Hole site, according to Falmouth fire and police officials. A large piece of heavy construction equipment was backing up when it hit and...
by admin | Apr 21, 2016 | Heavy Equipment, Crane & Construction Accidents, Workforce News
A construction worker has been winched to safety after he fell seven meters into a pit at a work site in Melbourne’s north this afternoon. Specialist fire crews were brought in to rescue the man at the Epping construction site just before 3pm. It is believed he...
