Crane collapses in Dunedin
Submitted by Gerry on Wednesday, 17 June 2009One Comment
A mobile crane crashed on to the street in front pedestrians and traffic in central Dunedin this morning.
No one was injured when the crane, operated by Dunedin Crane Hire and capable of lifting up to 70 tonnes, collapsed after completing installation of a cooling tower on the top of Dunedin Hospital about 10.45am.
The arm of the crane fell down Fredrick St and crossed the intersection with Cumberland St, where cars were waiting at the lights, the Otago Daily Times reported.
The crane driver, who was said to be very experienced, was shaken but unhurt by the incident.
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Dear Craneblogger
I have read the following:
Several of you have written in over yesterdays report on the crane that tipped in Dunedin suggesting that at least one counterweight slab might have been missing and could have contributed to the loss of stability.
Certainly when we posted the report the counterweight looked short, however not knowing the crane well enough or what counterweight/load chart was being used passed it over.
Perhaps a Tadano GT700E expert might enlighten us?
[[link:http://www.vertikal.net/en/stories.php?id=8223 to see the original report click here[[link]]
Source: http://www.vertikal.net/en/stories.php?id=8227
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