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12.12.2019

Crane tips in Finland

An All Terrain crane overturned yesterday in Nikkilä near Sipoo, North East of Helsinki in Finland.
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The crane was working on the site of a new bank when it tipped, we understand that it lost stability due to the outrigger set up and/or ground conditions. BUT – we do not have final confirmation on this yet.
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The boom landed on one of several trucks, but we have been told that no one was hurt in the incident.
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UPDATE

We have now seen other photographs which show that the crane did not in fact overturn, what happened is that the superstructure suffered a severe structural failure as it lifted over the front. The cause is most likely down to metal fatigue- usually brought on by regular overloading, which eventually causes a catastrophic failure as occurred in this case. We are looking to obtain more detailed information. It seems the crane is relatively old Krupp 130 tonne GMK 5130 or possibly a 100 tonne 5100.
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A new photograph received from a regular reader showing the unusual superstructure failure

Comments

Eric_L
Wow!
I do wonder if cold temperatures have had any effect on the structural integrity, or if it's just old and abused..

Dec 17, 2019