08.11.2014
Another ground incident
A 3.5 tonne truck mounted lift overturned in Hengelo, Netherlands yesterday after one of its outrigger jacks broke through the bricks on the sidewalk/pavement.
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The machine's outrigger punched through the paved surface
The 20 metre articulated unit was being used by a window washing company and from what we can see no mats had been used under the jack pads. The lift came to rest against the building and thankfully no one was injured. The damage was also relatively light.
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It does not look like any mats were used
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The boom came to rest against the side of the building
rooster
Pavements are for people,not outriggers,even with pads underneath
Michael Brown
Iv worked in the Netherlands, & have to say that the ground is generally almost pure sand with the majority of block paved paths having no hard core to speak off its beyond me how anybody can contemplate forgoing the use of mats! Absolutely shocking.