by admin | Jan 2, 2017 | Crane & Lifting News, Equipment & Construction Videos, Equipment Rental News
Lebanon NH — The city lost a treasured part of its skyline on Saturday as a specialty crew removed the steeple of the First Baptist Church of Lebanon, less than three days after it was gutted by fire. Lebanon Fire Chief Chris Christopoulos had asked for expedited...
by admin | Jan 2, 2017 | Equipment & Construction Videos, Heavy Equipment, Crane & Construction Accidents, Manufacturer News
A young man was hospitalized Saturday after falling from a crane in Waikiki. Emergency Medical Services says just after 3 p.m., the 23-year-old fell about 70 feet from a construction crane on Kuhio Avenue. It is unclear if the man was a worker or if he was...
by admin | Jan 2, 2017 | Crane & Lifting News, Equipment & Construction Videos, Heavy Equipment, Crane & Construction Accidents, Workforce News
Editor’s Note: From all accounts this was a tight knit crew and nothing can bring back the tragic loss of a son and a co worker. The Involuntary manslaughter charge is overzealous. Mark Porter for the rest of his life will replay the mistakes made on that...
by admin | Dec 30, 2016 | Equipment & Construction Videos, Offshore News
In April of 2016 two excavators slipped into the water during a landslide in Norway. In November the machines were located using an advanced magnetometer scan 250 meters (820 ft) from the shore at a depth of 22 meters (72 ft.). Below is a video of the rescue...
by admin | Dec 28, 2016 | Crane & Lifting News, Equipment & Construction Videos, Heavy Equipment, Crane & Construction Accidents
A Lorain LRT 350 Rough Terrain Crane tipped over and struck power lines that ended up landing on the highway near Ballpark Way about 11:30 a.m. Traffic was shut down on both east and westbound directions in Arlington. Watch Video One car on I-30 did strike the cable,...
by admin | Dec 21, 2016 | Crane & Lifting News, Equipment & Construction Videos, Manufacturer News
Liebherr shot this time lapse video of the LR 1500 500-ton crawler crane and it’s various...
