The results of an investigation into a crane and work at height incident in Norway have been published.
27.03.2012
A Rough Terrain crane fell into a river from a temporary bridge in Osaka, Japan killing the operator yesterday.
21.03.2012
Word is coming in of brand new 250 tonne crane being dropped during unloading at a port in Uruguay.
20.03.2012
In the USA federal OSHA has cited telephone conglomerate Verizon for the maximum fine of $140,700
The UK CPA, says that in principle, it is in favour of an annual roadworthiness test for mobile cranes.
19.03.2012
A bucket truck overturned in Florida yesterday after the operator failed to stow the boom before driving off.
16.03.2012
A man died in New Hampshire yesterday when his scissor lift was overturned by a crane hook.
15.03.2012 1
Reports of a fatal crane accident in County Donegal yesterday, may in fact have involved an excavator?
14.03.2012 1
A man died last week after falling from a ladder at an engineering company in Flintshire, UK.
13.03.2012
D&G cranes of Australia has issued a safety alert relating to a tower bolt failure.
13.03.2012 3
The inquest into the fatal Battersea, tower crane collapse in 2006, has returned a narrative verdict.
13.03.2012 1
A man has died after a steel fabrication dropped on him from a crane in Barrow in Furness, UK.
12.03.2012
A small crawler crane has overturned while working on earthquake damage in Christchurch, New Zealand.
11.03.2012
Two men escaped with burns after the boom of their loader crane contacted overhead power lines in Malaysia.
08.03.2012
An incorrect manual appears to have been at the root of the fatal 2006 Battersea crane collapse in London.
06.03.2012
A Crane boom came down onto power lines yesterday in the city of Surgut, Siberia, cutting off electricity.
05.03.2012
The inquest into the deaths of two men in the 2006 tower crane collapse in London will open today.
Several of you sent an unfortunate video of a container handling fork-truck lifting a 45ft container.
01.03.2012 1
Two men were injured and one died when a crawler crane’s jib came down onto a roof in Singapore yesterday.
29.02.2012
A crane operator died yesterday in Whitby, Canada, after the boom of his crane came down on him.
24.02.2012
Many of you have sent a link to a video of a truck and telescopic loader crane travelling with boom up!
22.02.2012
A fatality has occurred this morning in Perth, W. Australia, after a long jib failed on a truck mounted lift.
21.02.2012 1
A tower crane operator was rescued yesterday in Montreal, Canada, after he fell around five metres.
20.02.2012
A crane failure while lifting a 5 tonne box on Sunday, caused the closure of six streets in San Francisco.
20.02.2012 1