20.04.2011

Straddle carrier tips in Liverpool

A crane operator had to be rescued by fire fighters yesterday after the straddle carrier/crane he was operating toppled over, trapping him in the cab, at Seaforth Docks in Liverpool.

The man said to be in his 20s was driving a 60 tonne rubber wheeled straddle carrier/ crane is used to move containers around the Royal Seaforth Container Terminal. The operator was said to be suffering from minor head injuries and was taken by ambulance to University Hospital Aintree.
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Tow of Seaforths straddle carriers