Power to the small town of Pfalzdorf, Germany was cut when a loader crane struck an overhead power line.
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Tree work takes another crane
Here is another example of a crane overturning while helping remove a tree, this time in Largo, Florida, on Sunday.
Pupils invited to watch as skyline changes
At the end of school term, some of the students from Brechin High School got the opportunity to go onto the building site of the new community campus to see the tower crane being built.
ABLE partners with National Breast Cancer Coalition
ABLE Equipment Rental (ABLE) and the National Breast Cancer Coalition (NBCC) have announced a partnership through the use of ABLE’s “Reaching Higher To End Breast Cancer” pink construction boom.
Workers occupy construction crane in protest
Two workers at a building site in Lucan Co Dublin have occupied a tower crane overnight, in protest at pay and conditions.
Truck driver injured by falling crane
A truck driver was seriously injured on Sunday when a Rough Terrain crane overturned at a gravel pit in Nome, Alaska.
US crane operator certification deadline – officially extended
OSHA has officially extended its November 10th 2014, deadline for employers to ensure that crane operators are certified until November 10th, 2017.
An All Terrain crane overturned yesterday morning in Malacca, Malaysia, killing the operator of a hooklift vehicle.
Crane Institute of America Replaces Simulator
Crane Institute of America has replaced its 15-year-old crane simulator with a Vortex model from CM Labs Simulations.
The 500 tonne crane that overturned in Peterhead, Scotland back in May is finally to be recovered