by admin | Sep 9, 2017 | Equipment & Construction Videos, Heavy Equipment, Crane & Construction Accidents
Southway Crane & Rigging All Terrain cranes we called in to upright a Liebherr crane that tipped over when tree service crews were removing a giant oak tree from a backyard. Clean up efforts were successful after the 3-axle crane tipped over and came crashing down...
by admin | Sep 5, 2017 | Heavy Equipment, Crane & Construction Accidents
Engineers are studying how to safely remove a damaged luffing jib tower crane that has been causing residents in Ridout Road, off Holland Road, some unease for nearly two weeks. The crane’s boom has been bent to a point where it is resting on the site where a...
by admin | Aug 29, 2017 | Heavy Equipment, Crane & Construction Accidents, Offshore News
In Sydney, a cable snapped off a floating crane, flew dozens of meters across the water and landed on the iconic Luna Park entrance face, causing minor damage. Witnesses said they heard a loud bang just before the main cboom of the floating crane fell, followed by a...
by admin | Aug 25, 2017 | Heavy Equipment, Crane & Construction Accidents
HOLIDAYMAKERS and locals were shocked when a NCK Rapier crawler crane lifting a boat at Watchet marina in the UK on Wednesday tilted off its tracks and tipped sideways, causing the boat to drop against railings before crashing back onto its trailer. The 12-ton 38-ft...
by admin | Jul 25, 2017 | Heavy Equipment, Crane & Construction Accidents
A Belger Cartage Service owned Elliott boom truck crane tipped over in Blue Spring, Mo. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration gave the company a satisfactory rating. Belger has just a handful of violations, almost all of which are related to speeding....
by admin | Jun 26, 2017 | Heavy Equipment, Crane & Construction Accidents
CONSTRUCTION workers on a Wembley site have some cleaning up to do after a 130-ton Grove All Terrain operated by Kwik Transport & Crane Hire toppled over this morning. The crane, reportedly weighing as much as 130 tons, was operating on a construction site at the...
