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Reports say that no one was injured apart from that there are currently no further details and just one very grainy photograph.

The crumpled crane

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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.

The cranes can operate with raised jib angles between 15-70˚. They have been erected on 1.6 x 1.6m masts.

The recovery plan had to be quick and precise with attention to safety and detail during the lifts. The job was completed sucessfully without incident.

All 12 workers had been rescued by 14:00 with one said to be suffering from life threatening injuries.

The work is taking place at Bugis district interchangebale station, a heavily populated part of the city.

The college will eventually cater for 10,000 students and is part of a £500m regeneration project set to transform the town centre.

The warning follows the release of guidance by the UK’s Health and Safety Executive (HSE) on the forthcoming Notification of Conventional Tower Cranes Regulations 2010

Gottwald Port Technology GmbH has sold mobile harbour cranes (MHC) to Lebanon and Qatar which, it says, strengthens its position in the Middle East.