Crane Accident

Investigators said Mr. Cosban’s lapse — he did not lower the boom as far as it could go — contributed to the accident but might not have been the sole cause. They said that they were looking into whether mechanical failure was a factor and that they might issue further citations.

In that accident, a 24-year-old, cheaply refurbished, Lomma-owned crane snapped in two, sending the crane’s boom, engine and cab plummeting 20 stories with its operator trapped inside.

MANHATTAN SUPREME COURT — The owner of a construction company whose cranes collapsed on the East Side in 2008, killing nine people is expected to turn himself in to face manslaughter charges Monday

A serious crane accident in Northern Germany involving the dropping of a large turbine rotor has been reported.

The accident involved a 1,200 tonne Liebherr LTM11200-9.1 erecting a large wind turbine in Hennickendorf in Brandenburg at the end of last week.

The accused were described as “reckless” by district attorney Cyrus Vance, who said that their alleged negligence with the tower crane on the 333 East 91st Street construction site, led directly to the deaths of two construction workers.