14.09.2007

Crane tips on dockside

A 45 tonne Grove TMS475 truck crane belonging to Fussey Engineering tipped over today in Immingham after one of the outrigger jacks punched through the concrete surface on a quay.
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The crane was located on the quayside

The crane came crashing down onto one of Fusseys vans writing the vehicle off.
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A van caught the full force of the cranes boom

It seems clear that the crane was set up on suspect ground without using any form of outrigger mat.
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One of the outriggers punched clean through the concrete

As far as we know no one was seriously injured in this accident.

Vertikal Comment

When will people learn, surely it is clear that a the outrigger loadings on any crane needs to be spread over a wider area unless you are setting up on a highly reinforced concrete surface for which you know the full characteristics.

Improper outrigger shoring and set-up is the cause of a vast number of the total crane tip overs and accidents.

Although no one was seriously hurt in this accident , it could so easily have been a multiple fatality accident.