Following the January jib collapse on a Jost JTL 158 tower crane in the UK, the manufacturer told IC that it is investigating the cause and will produce a report containing its findings.
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Boom truck destroys line of cars
by Ernie Pierini
January 31, 2014
A boom truck lifting a large air conditioning unit in Mentor, Ohio yesterday overturned, with the boom coming down on to a row of parked cars.
A 600 tonne crawler crane slipped off a truck yesterday, while being loaded in Singapore, fortunately no one was hurt in the incident.
An operator dismantling a self-erecting tower crane in Germany is said to have made an error that resulted in the crane overturning at a site in Osterhofen Bavaria. Thankfully on one was hurt in the incident which occurred on Friday.
Another Jost tower crane jib collapsed yesterday on a building under construction in Croydon, London during a storm.
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Heavy winds hit cranes in Belgium
by Ernie Pierini
January 27, 2014
A heavy storm in northern Belgium on Saturday took down two tower cranes at the site of a new hospital in Oekene, Roselare.
A woman was badly injured when she drove out in front of a crane yesterday in Chelsea, Maine.
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Loader crane overturn in UK
by Ernie Pierini
January 23, 2014
A loader crane overturned while lifting a generator in the city of Bath early yesterday.
An All Terrain crane slipped off a narrow country road near Saint Vallier (Charente) in South East France yesterday, recovering it is proving to be something of a challenge.
A mobile crane caught fire on the M1 Motorway in the UK yesterday, blocking one lane on the northbound exit slip-road/ramp at junction 26.