Ernie Pierini

Yeakey was awarded $1.15 million in economic damages plus $300,000 in non-economic damages, including pain and suffering, and loss of enjoyment of life. In addition, the jury awarded his wife, Kristina Yeakey, $55,000 in non-economic damages. The verdict, which placed 70 percent of the blame on MKA, was the first time a jury has found negligence in the fatal collapse took the life of Matthew Ammon, as he sat in his apartment opposite. His family settled out of court for an undisclosed sum without finding fault.

Arbor Realty Funding, the lender at the site of a fatal 2008 crane collapse in Turtle Bay, has filed a $69 million malpractice suit against Herrick Feinstein, alleging the law firm provided bad advice about the zoning regulations for the planned 42-story tower.

A reader sent us the attached example from Malta of cribbing under outriggers that leaves a great deal to be desired. Certainly a Death Wish.

In the desert state of Kuwait, the Ahmadiah Group is using dynamic compaction to compact a ground area of 6,500,000 m² for ‟Jaber Al-Ahmad City,” a new development that is planned to include 7,000 houses, schools and hospitals. Ahmadiah Group, a leading construction company based in Kuwait, chose to use four HS 885 HD and three HS 855 HD Liebherr hydraulic duty cycle crawler cranes for the project.

A mobile crane travelling on a county road just south of Garwin, Iowa, to the north of Cedar Rapids, slid came off of the road and rolled over and ended up in a farmers field on Friday, trapping the driver inside.

It occurred to me that most people who write about leadership are no longer leaders. Easy for them to espouse their Monday morning philosophy-harder for the leaders under fire to take ” former leader” direction. I just read an article in a business magazine written by a well-known “former leader.” I was horrified. One of the “key” points was that “clarity is the antidote of anxiety”; therefore “clarity” is the main concern of the effective leader. What a bunch of baloney. If you’re a leader, and clarity is your main concern, nothing much is going on.

It’s back! 2nd Annual Great Crane Photo Contest has officially begun. Submit your photos. There are three main categories in the contest which are: Coolest Tower Crane Photo, Coolest Mobile Crane…

Tower crane operator Michael Brown is the only runner left in the Ultra race from John O’Groats to Lands End having passed the half-way point he is struggling. The whole point is to raise money for an ex-servicemen’s mobility charity so please do log-on and support him.

OSHA issued a new Safety and Health Injury Prevention Sheet to help protect workers against hazards posed during rigging operations in shipyards. SHIPS: Rigging provides both employers and workers with real-world hazard information and solutions.

THE Port of Liverpool has increased its fleet of mobile cranes to eight with the arrival of a new Liebherr unit with an 82-tonne capability. The crane will become fully operational and enter service later this month.