Crane Safety

The jib of a mobile self erecting tower crane buckled and fell today on the site of the new Bunbury Cathedral in Western Australia.

A large mast climbing work platform collapsed yesterday on the State University of New York campus in Binghamton, New York. The platform comprised two twin mast rigs linked together to create a very long four mast unit with a platform in the region of 40 metres long with long cantilevers at each end.

One worker died and another was injured Thursday in a work accident in Istanbul’s Tuzla shipyards, an area infamous for workplace fatalities, Anatolia news agency reported.

At approximately 5:00 o’clock Thursday afternoon, a crane owned and operated by Kenneth Smith of Sea Cow’s Bay overturned while working on the steel frame section of the roof of the new St. George’s Primary School in Road Town causing extensive damage to the roof of the present school.

A worker suffered serious head injuries after being struck by steel beams which fell from a tower crane

Global heavy transport and lifting company ALE has successfully completed a 1,457.1 tonne inaugural lift with its new Terex Demag CC8800-1.

MTOE will add to their existing crane training program by providing simulation-based training for union members, helping them acquire more comprehensive skills, which will result in more experienced operators and safer working conditions, according to CMLabs.

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