A crane tipped over in Akron, Ohio yesterday with its boom crashing into the roof of a house. The three axle truck crane was removing a large dead tree from the rear garden of the home. The contractor had apparently attempted to lift the top off of the tree but found that it was too heavy for the crane.
July 21, 2010
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Proving that no challenge is too large, Boscaro Crane Attachments took on the opportunity to build a custom ordered self dumping bin, which could possibly be the world’s largest under-hook self dumping bin.
A BURY firm has been fined £40,000 after a horrific crane accident left a man severely injured. David Collins is now a paraplegic after suffering serious injuries to his head, back and legs when metal tubes weighing as much as a transit van fell on top of him.
Italian manufacturer CTE has built a combined truck mounted aerial lift and loader crane for a fire department in Hong Kong.
Abu Dhabi Municipality is stepping up its efforts to improve crane safety by calling on contracting companies and construction consultants to regularly check that the cranes and lifting equipment working on their sites is safe to use and has a third party test certificate – a requirement since the end of October.
In the face of extreme challenges presented by Alpine weather and topography, a pair of Saez tower cranes was erected to help construct a new cableway station at Mont Blanc, one of Europe’s highest mountains. IC reports
Time lapse video of U2′s revolutionary stage “The Spaceship” being built, performed on, and taken down. Known crane companies involved: Eagle West Cranes – BC, Stampede Crane & Rigging – Alberta
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