500-tonne mobile overturned in wind farm
A 500 tonne eight axle All Terrain crane overturned onto its side on a wind farm in Germany on 16th March. The incident occurred on a site north of Elsterwerda … Read more
Crane Accidents
Crane accidents has been happening around the world all the times and this is to keep some information of the accidents that has happened.
Fire broke out at Nanao Daejeon Fire Denki, Coal loader crane burnt
Around 10:37 am on the 11th of March, a fire broke out on the premises of the Hokuriku Electric Power Company’s Nanao Ota Thermal Power Station in Otamachi, Nanao City, … Read more
Self-erecting tower crane collapsed in Mannheim
A self-erecting tower crane overturned onto a small apartment block in the city of Mannheim, Germany on the 3th March. We understand that the crane had not been set up … Read more
Operator jailed two years after crane kills one person in Japan
In July last year, at a construction site in Iwakuni City, he was accused of negligent fatalities in business, alleging that he operated a crane that overturn with the safety … Read more
Crane Salvage from the Tuross River in Australia
Two of the biggest truck mounted recovery mobile cranes in Australia were required to salvage a crane that had slipped off Eurobodalla Road near Cadgee and rolled into the Tuross … Read more
Tower Crane collapse in Bremen harbour area
A tower crane collapsed onto a building in the Bremen harbour area on Saturday night (19th Feb) during a storm with high winds. Reports state that the crane, a Potain … Read more
Brisbane CBD evacuated with a crane on loose in the river
The popular Howard Smith Wharves and Riverside Walkway in Brisbane’s CBD have been evacuated with a large construction crane on the loose in the river on the 28th Feb. A … Read more
Crawler Tower Collapse In Singapore
It was reported from a source in Singapore that a crawler crane with tower attachment has collapsed at a construction job site on the 18th Feb. The crawler crane was … Read more
Crawler Crane falls off bridge into the frozen river near Coles Island
WorkSafeNB is investigating after a crane doing construction work on a bridge near Coles Island fell into the frozen Canaan River. The incident took place Tuesday on Route 10, when … Read more
Construction worker alleges crane operator dropped object on top of him
A construction worker alleges a poorly trained and unsupervised crane operator at a job site in Galveston caused an AC unit to fall on him. Reeko Valdez and Erika Valdez … Read more
Driver dies after getting thrown out of forklift in Singapore
The driver of a forklift at the site of a Build-To-Order (BTO) project in Tampines North died on Wednesday (Feb 23) after he was thrown out of the vehicle, which … Read more
Mobile crane collapse near IKEA in the Netherlands
An eight axle all terrain crane (Likely to be an LTM 1500-8.1) overturned in Groningen, the Netherlands on Tuesday (15th Feb) closing down the local IKEA store. The crane, from … Read more
Fatal Tower Crane Accident In Poland
Two construction workers died yesterday when strong winds took out a tower crane in Krakow, Poland, while two others were injured.One of the deceased was working on the roof of … Read more
Crane Sent To Clear Marsa Fatal Accident Debris
A crane has been seen at the site of the horrific Marsa accident, attempting to clear the wreckage of the accident which took place earlier today (16th Feb) and reopen … Read more
Crane falls into the water at Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel
The crane that crashed into the water at the Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel on Tuesday morning is expected to stay at the bottom of Willoughby Bay for a few days as … Read more
Tandem lifting goes wrong while lifting a boat in Karachi
The incident happened in Karachi, Pakistan on the 9th of Feb when two mobile cranes tried to lift a boat out from the water and load it onto a low … Read more
Roughter collapsed in Taoyuan City MRT Project
A rough terrain crane has collapsed forward while working on an MRT construction project in Taoyuan City on 9th Feb, but fortunately, nobody was injured in the accident. According to … Read more
Worker killed after being crushed by crane at Chattogram Port
An employee of Chattogram Port (previous Chittagong Port) died after being hit by a crane at port yard number-1 on Wednesday night (2nd Feb). The 23-year old Sifat Rabby was … Read more
Storm Malik brings down tower crane in Sweden
A tower crane went over in Malmo, Sweden on Saturday (29th Jan) as high winds from Storm Malik hit the city. Thankfully no one was hurt in the incident and … Read more
A crane collapsed in the middle of the Gualeguaychú Carnival
Two people were rushed to the hospital after falling from one of the cranes that participated in the fifth night of the Gualeguaychú Carnival. One fell on a float and the other … Read more
Roughter & car collided, killing 19-year-old women in Japan
On the evening of the 7th of Feb, a 19-year-old woman who was driving a light passenger car died in a head-on collision with rough terrain on a prefectural road … Read more
Crane recovered truck that plunged into Vembanad Lake
A tipper truck has plunged into the Vembanad lake from Thanneermukkom bund on 30th Jan and was successfully recovered after eight hours of effort. Two tipper trucks had collided on … Read more
Gwangju Building Collapse Saga & Updates
It has been one of the biggest news in South Korea as one of the high-rise apartments has collapsed and left the demised tower crane in a dangerous position. We … Read more
Truck crane driver killed in overpass collision near Falcon Lake
A 77-year-old Falcon Lake man was killed after a hydraulic crane on his truck crashed into an overpass, Manitoba RCMP said. The single-vehicle collision, which took place just after noon … Read more
Two charged over worker’s death from floor crane accident in Singapore
A company and a design manager were charged in court on Thursday (Jan 27) with workplace safety lapses that resulted in the death of a construction worker and injured a … Read more
Agents shut Kirikiri terminal after fatal crane accident
The Kirikiri Lighter Terminal chapter of the Association of Nigerian Licensed Customs Agents (ANLCA) on Wednesday (26th Jan) shutdown Phase 2 of the Kirikiri Lighter Terminal operated by Joatelim Logistics … Read more
Crane driver hit-and-run cyclist in Aichi, Japan
On the 24th of Jan, police arrested a 62-year-old man in a case in which a woman was hit and run and died in Konan City, Aichi Prefecture. Masaki Ishimaru … Read more
Grove crane collapsed in Lincoln Park
Shaw Construction has released a statement that one of their cranes has collapsed on 20th Jan at the Grand Junction Lincoln Park Stadium improvements project on the north side near … Read more
Prime mover & crane crash in Staffordshire
A serious collision on 20th Jan on the M6 highway in Staffordshire caused long delays, closing the northbound carriageway between Stoke-on-Trent and Newcastle-under-Lyme. The accident involved a prime mover and … Read more
Fatal 500-tonne crane accident in Mumbai
A 500-tonne mobile crane overturned while lifting a concrete bridge section into position on 16th Jan, at the Mumbai Metro Line 6 in Kanjurmarg, North East Mumbai, killing the operator. … Read more