05.08.2012

Telehandler goes over in San Francisco

A large telehandler overturned on a hill in San Franciso’s Tenderloin district on Friday, no one was injured in the incident.
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The overturned telehandler

The telehandler, a recent JLG unit rented from Hertz, - possibly a 17 metre 10-55? - was side-on to the hill and did not appear to have its stabilisers down. It had a fair bit of its four section boom out and was fitted with a telescopic jib which it appeared to be using to lift one end of a swing-stage platform.
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It looks as though the stabilisers were not used to help level the unit

The boom struck a pick-up truck and brought down at least one street light pole.

The police closed the intersection for investigation and switched the power off in order to facilitate the safe recovery with a large wrecker truck.