Dongguan City, China, A Tower Crane from somewhere near the 50th floor of a planned 68 floor building. 3 people were killed with 5 injured. The story that I’ve found so far on it reports it as a “quality problem” with the crane
It seems that the crane an older 17 ton crawler crane slipped off the barge as it listed overnight while taking on water. The crane smashed into a dock and caused minor oil and diesel spills.
The Effer 2200 is the largest production truck-mounted crane in the world in reach and moment standards, according to NALE. Its performance factors of maximum reach,
Typically the operators did not attend a union apprenticeship program, and has simply gained knowledge about cranes from an in-house process, sometimes rather hand-me-down.
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