The luffing jib tower crane that was damaged in last week’s Storms has now been secured.
04.11.2012
UK contractors are demanding specific anti-entrapment devices be fitted to boom lifts from December/January
03.11.2012 8
Figures just released for the UK show slight reduction in workplace deaths and injuries.
02.11.2012
A four axle truck crane has overturned onto a pickup truck in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
01.11.2012
Hurricane Sandy has taken out the luffing jib of a tower crane in Midtown Manhattan.
29.10.2012
An All Terrain crane overturned onto a rare car last week in Gits, Belgium – to the south of Brugge.
28.10.2012 2
A boom truck overturned yesterday in Maui, Hawaii killing its 62 year-old operator, Ronald Nakasone.
24.10.2012
A man was saved by his harness after one side of a suspended platform collapsed in California.
19.10.2012
We have now learnt more about the unfortunate incident at SAIE today and can clarify a few points.
18.10.2012 3
A mobile crane overturned in Haugesund, Norway last night while lifting a tower crane jib.
17.10.2012 1
Long traffic delays were created after a crane collided with a sign entering a bridge near Sydney, Australia.
16.10.2012
A tower crane is reported to have collapsed next to a golf course in Sotogrande, Spain due to neglect.
14.10.2012
Reports of two incidents are coming on this morning, one in NSW, Australia and one in Cyprus.
11.10.2012
Strong winds brought a tower crane down onto a passing car yesterday in Larnaca, Cyprus killing a woman
IPAF’s aerial lift accident reporting project shows that 26 deaths resulting from 25 accidents worldwide
10.10.2012 1
Two men died in unrelated cases yesterday after coming into contact with overhead power lines.
09.10.2012
A crane operator working for Boom Logistics was killed last week while loading drill rods in Australia.
Two men have been rushed to hospital in Brisbane, Australia this morning after contacting power lines
04.10.2012
Several readers have sent in a video of a telehandler that overturned in Sweden on Monday.
An operator was injured yesterday after his crane overturned, in Bradenton, Florida.
03.10.2012
A tractor crane overturned in Kasimedu, India yesterday crushing a slinger as it removed debris from the harbour.
02.10.2012
A large crane overturned on Saturday on a ‘brownfield’ site in Johor Baru, southern Malaysia.
30.09.2012
A man suffered injuries to his legs last week after a narrow track spider lift he was moving overturned on him.
A man using in boom lift in the Netherlands had a lucky escape yesterday after a wheel dropped into a void.
27.09.2012 1
