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.
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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.
Liebherr HD crawlers excavate Singapore transport link
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.
Association calls for competent tower crane inspections
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
Lebanon and Qatar buy Gottwald mobile harbour cranes
Gottwald Port Technology GmbH has sold mobile harbour cranes (MHC) to Lebanon and Qatar which, it says, strengthens its position in the Middle East.
The 34 year-old operator was employed by APM Terminals and was loading steel sheets on trucks at the port when the crane tipped over.
Terex has released more details of its new 100 tonne long boomed AC100/4L along with a photograph.