Loader crane run wild on the streets in Bangkok with the boom raised
A viral video recorded by a driver shows that a loader crane was running wild on the road in Bangkok on 21st August 2022. The driver kept a distance from … Read more
Day: 23 August 2022
Tree-cutting crane flips over, crashes into home in Broadmoor
A Broadmoor home’s roof was crushed as a tree service crane vehicle flipped over onto it. On 20th August around 9 a.m., the Shreveport Fire Department responded to a dispatch … Read more
Japanese company developed VR crane operation training
On August 1, 2022, Futago Games Co., Ltd., which develops VR content, started selling “ Mobile Crane Operation Training VR ”. You can use VR to experience and train in mobile crane operation, which … Read more
M&M calls in the administrators
UK crane rental company M&M Mobile Crane Hire has appointed an administrator and ceased trading. Employees were informed on the 12th of August morning and most of them, apparently, let … Read more
INZAG procures Liebherr LTM 1090-4.2 mobile crane for Ghana
German construction company buys Liebherr mobile crane for use in Africa An LTM 1090-4.2 will be used as a flexible all-rounder for road construction in Ghana INZAG promotes economic and … Read more
Workers safe after crane collapses at The Steel District in downtown Sioux Falls
A 200-foot lattice boom truck crane collapsed at The Steel District construction site in downtown Sioux Falls on Tuesday morning (16th August 2022), causing minor damage to a building. There … Read more
Crane operator sued for causing death by negligence in Dhaka (Updated)
A case has been filed for causing the deaths of five persons by negligence after an approximately 60-tonne segment of a box girder of Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) project fell … Read more
Bissinger takes delivery of the new Tadano HK 4.050-1 truck-mounted crane
Happy customers are the best advertisement, as the saying goes, and Karlsruhe, Germany-based crane firm Bissinger is certainly a happy customer. “Our decision to buy this HK 4.050-1 – our … Read more
City of Toronto investigating cause of power outage after barge crane hits hydro wires
The City of Toronto launched an investigation into why a widespread power outage affected thousands of customers on Thursday, noting that it may have been caused by a subcontractor working on a … Read more
Crane operator killed in rig collapse at Sriracha pier
An operator died when a 70-ton construction crane toppled at a Sriracha pier. Salid Panthong, 49, died at the scene of the 11th August accident in Tung Sala. The Si … Read more
Police identify victim of fatal Tonawanda marina accident
The Town of Tonawanda Police Department is investigating an incident after National Grid says one person was found dead at Mid River Marina on Wednesday (3rd August 2022). National Grid … Read more
Crane falls on a five-story building under construction in Winchester
A crane fell Tuesday morning (9th August 2022) onto a five-story apartment building under construction in Winchester, according to authorities. Winchester Police Chief Daniel J. O’Connell said via email that … Read more
Korean Ministry of Employment and Labor to implement site safety management improvement
A fatal accident occurred again at a Korean company that had a fatal accident in the past. The South Korean government has announced plans to “supervise” companies that have suffered serious … Read more
Builder hit by a bottle of pee dropped from a tower crane in Worthing
A builder was knocked unconscious when he was hit with a bottle of pee which dropped from a 50-metre crane. The man, who was part of a team of builders working … Read more