28.07.2008

Soft ground catches crawler

A crawler crane set up for foundation work tipped over in Bellevue, Washington yesterday due to sift ground.

A crawler crane rigged fro foundation work tipped over yesterday when it appears to have tracked off its timber mats which allowed the front end of the tracks to sink, allowing the crane to tip over .
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The crane after it had tipped

Fortunately no one was injured

Witnesses said the mobile crane crashed just after 2 p.m. in the 70 block of Cascade Key, Bellevue.