A mobile crane tipped over while placing concrete panels at the rear of a busy commercial centre in Spain yesterday
13.07.2007
A crane drops into an old septic tank after it gave way under its outriggers.
11.07.2007
A 53 year old employee of Tenix Alliance was electrocuted while working on power lines in New Plymouth, New Zealand earlier this week.
22.06.2007
The operator of a mobile 'city' crane was fortunate to escape unhurt after the crane he was driving toppled over.
20.06.2007
A boom lift being used by two painters fell over sideways today seriously injuring the two men.
08.06.2007
Hewden Tower Cranes has won its struggle for its claim against Wolffkran to be heard in a British court.
10.05.2007
A lattice truck crane tipped over sideways in Miami Beach yesterday dumping its boom in the ocean.
04.05.2007
A crawler crane collapsed today in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania no one was injured but a parked car was crushed.
24.04.2007
We can finally confirm that a large crane did fall over in Harland and Wolff earlier this month
16.04.2007
A 200 tonne crawler crane full rigged with boom and luffing jib tipped over last night in the Miami area injuring a worker.
20.03.2007
A crane driver had a lucky escape on friday after the rough terrain crane he was operating tipped over in Portsmouth England.
11.03.2007
A 60 metre lattice crane boom and jib failed dramatically yesterday in Grand Junction Colorado.
10.03.2007
The crane in the fatal accident in Merseyside yesterday was an overhead crane.
09.03.2007
Two large crawler cranes flipped over in California yesterday falling on a third RT crane.
24.02.2007
A 32-year-old crane operator was electrocuted yesterday when his crane hit a power line.
13.02.2007
Preliminary reports suggest a poorly designed foundation was the primary cause of the tower crane collapse in Bellevue.
10.02.2007
More information has been uncovered about the accident involving an underbridge platform and a train
09.02.2007
A man in his 40s died on Friday when he was catapulted out of a boom lift he was unloading
03.02.2007
Following the recent crane collapses and the HSE prohibition notice, Falcon Crane Hire has today issued a statement.
22.01.2007
Heavy storms in Europe this week have brought at least two tower cranes crashing to the ground.
20.01.2007
The UK Health and Safety Executive has placed a prohibition notice on most tower cranes in Falcon Crane Hire’s fleet after two fatal accidents in less than 15 weeks.
19.01.2007
A tower crane collapsed while being dismantled in Bucharest yesterday killing four erectors and injuring two others.
18.01.2007
A man died yesterday after a tower crane collapsed in Liverpool city centre, the crane driver was seriously injured but survived.
16.01.2007
A 180 tonne All Terrain crane tipped after dropping its load in Cape Town
30.11.2006
