Chinese tower crane operator falls to her death
July 31, 2021
A Chinese female tower crane operator, Xiao Qiumei, 23, a famous Tiktoker (Douyin) fell to her death last week while climbing down from the tower
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Brand new truck crane collapsed while erecting tower crane
July 28, 2021
We have received an information that on the 24th June last month, a brand new hydraulic truck crane has collapsed while erecting a tower crane
Devastating Tower Crane Collapsed In Kelowna, Canada. Five Killed.
July 14, 2021
The tower crane collapsed in downtown Kelowna, British Columbia on 12th July, killing five and injuring others at the job site. Kelowna is located near
Crane & Bus Near Miss in Singapore Caught On Video
July 8, 2021
A near miss mobile crane and public bus incident that happened in Singapore on 25th June was capture by the crane’s camera and uploaded to
Fatal crane accident in Canada
July 3, 2021
A man has died following an incident involving a crane on a site in Barrie, Ontario, Canada. The incident occurred on Thursday at a building
Liebherr crane boom dropped across canal in Belgium
June 28, 2021
Last Sunday, a Liebherr LR1400/2 owned by crane rental company Jean Boutique was lifting an old structure of a decommissioned steelworks in Charleroi, Belgium when
Violent storm brings down crawler in South Louisiana
June 19, 2021
We had a tipped off that a fully rigged crawler crane has collapsed due to a reported violent storm at an LNG Plant on Tuesday
Tandem Lifting Gone Wrong in Michigan
June 17, 2021
Two telehandlers overturned in Traverse City, Michigan, on Monday, while carrying out a tandem lift. The SkyTrak telehandlers were apparently lifting a barge between them
The distressing reality of South Korea’s surging Crane Accidents
June 16, 2021
Tower crane accidents are the most common accidents at construction sites in South Korea which contribute to a whopping 47 cases in the last three
Roughter collapsed forward, killing one in South Korea
June 15, 2021
A 25-tonne roughter working at a factory building in Yongdu-ri, Gongdo-eup, Anseong-si, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea has tipped forward on 24th May at 2.30pm in the
Fatal Self-erecting Crane Overturned Accident in Germany
June 15, 2021
A fatal crane accident happened on the 12th June (Saturday) in Göttingen, Germany when a self-erecting collapsed, killing one construction worker and leaving another in
Sarens LTM11000D overturned in Middlesbrough Port
June 13, 2021
Sarens 1,000-tonne Liebherr LTM11000D overturned on 9th June at the Port of Middlesbrough in UK, damaging another of Sarens all-terrain crane and port’s Gottwald mobile
Container Crane Collapse Due To Ship Collision In Taiwan Port
June 4, 2021
A container crane was brought down yesterday in the port of Kaohsiung, Taiwan, as a result of a ship collision. The incident began when the
15 Worse Crane Accidents You Should Know In March/April 2021
May 18, 2021
Here we come again on the crane accident compilation in the month of March. Although much of the focus has been on Suez Canal blockage
Sarens assists Liebherr on demised HLC 295000 crane recovery
April 18, 2021
The Liebherr heavy lift crane series (HLC) was specially designed for the installation of offshore wind turbines as well as the dismantling of offshore installations
11 Worse Crane Accidents You Should Know In January/February 2021
February 20, 2021
2021 has been a new year and all countries are getting recovery from the economy. As the crane industry gets busy, there are more accidents
Crawler collapse in Fukuoka
September 16, 2020
It was reported by various Japanese media that a crane accident has happened in Fukuoka on 12th September during noon time. The crane operator has
Liebherr ruled out design or production error on HLC 295000
May 9, 2020
The offshore crane HLC 295000 has suffered a major setback when a serious accident occurred during a overload test, resulting in two injured persons having
Gigantic Liebherr HLC 295000 collapsed during load testing
May 6, 2020
Offshore heavy lift wind installation vessel Orion’s new 5,000 tonne Liebherr crane collapsed during load testing on Saturday 2 May. Two people were hospitalised and
Bridge gives way under the crane
April 16, 2020
A crawler crane working on a bridge job in Alabama overturned on Last Tuesday after an old or temporary bridge it was working from collapsed
Crane in the Canal
April 16, 2020
A three axle All Terrain crane overturned into a canal in northern Germany on Monday when the bank gave way. The crane – likely a
A tree takes another crane
April 9, 2020
A truck crane overturned on 25th March while removing tree limbs from the rear of a house in Woburn, on the north side of Boston
Containership Struck Multiple STS Gantry Crane in Busan
April 8, 2020
A major accident was caught on camera today at the Port of Busan today when a containership struck multiple shoreside gantry cranes and another ship
A man died from dropped load
March 15, 2020
A man died on 27th feb after a Rough Terrain crane dropped its load while working on a ranch in Johnson County, Tennessee Details are
Crawler collapsed in Los Angeles
March 14, 2020
The boom and luffing jib of a crawler crane came down at a stadium in Inglewood, Los Angeles, California on Friday. The incident occurred on
Harbour cranes recovered in Rostock!
March 13, 2020
The first of the two Liebherr cranes were recovered last Saturday, while the second was lifted ashore yesterday afternoon. Both lifts were carried out by
Liebherr Salvage Sunken Mobile Harbour Cranes In Harbour Basin
March 8, 2020
Liebherr has begun the salvage operations to recover the two units of mobile harbour cranes that fell in the harbour basin. The mobile harbour cranes
Heavy Lift Vessel Collision in Curaçao
February 22, 2020
At 13.30pm On 16th Feb, Sunday Morning In Curaçao, Panama Flagged Heavy Lift Vessel, Wish Way, Loaded With Two S-T-S Container Cranes Collided With The Juliana Bridge Connecting Both Sides Of The Channel Into St. Anna Bay.
Two Liebherr Cranes Fall off Jumbo Vision during Loading Operation
February 6, 2020
Two Liebherr crane has fallen over Jumbo Vision during the loading operation. Two person was slightly injured but has received medical attention.
Boom truck crane overturned in New Jersey
January 4, 2020
A boom truck crane overturned onto a house while removing a tree from the back yard of the property in Hamilton Township, near Trenton, New
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XCMG debut new XLC180 crawler crane
Last month XCMG has announced the soft launch of their new 180-tonne crawler crane XLC180. Although no much information has been released on this crane,