12.06.2011

Crawler flips in Houston

A mid-sized crawler crane flipped over backwards in Houston Texas on Friday- reportedly while lifting steel reinforcing bars.
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The operator escaped uninjured

The crane appears to be set up on firm level ground and yet has done a full flip as though it was suddenly unloaded from a very heavy load. Thankfully and amazingly the operator managed to escape from the wreck uninjured.
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The crane flipped over completely

The crane, a Link Belt, was working on the Houston Metro Rail project near Hogan, the boom flipped over the back crashing through a number of overhead electricity wires, while a lifting beam it had on its hook landed on the front of a pick-up truck.
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The lifting beam and crane hook struck a pick-up - parked well behind the crane

The power lines came down on a fast food outlet which had to be evacuated, while the road was also closed while the power lines were made safe.
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