Crane toppled onto a house in Worcester
A boom truck crane that was carrying out tree work toppled in the yard of a house off west Boylston Street last Thursday afternoon (28th Oct). A worker was rescued … 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.
2 new cranes to be erected at deadly Kelowna crane collapse site
More than three months after the catastrophic collapse of a tower crane at a Kelowna, B.C., construction site claimed the lives of five people, two new cranes will be erected at the … Read more
Crane save man from Ferris Wheel in Fujian, China
The wheel structure was under construction in Fuzhou City, East China’s Fujian Province The collapse occurred at at around 2.40pm on Monday witht no casualties reported. The amusement ride was … Read more
Crane Accident In East Hanover
An East Hanover roadway was shut down following a crane accident last Wednesday afternoon, police said. The boom truck crane flipped up in the air during a tree removal on … Read more
Crawler crane collapse at AdventHealth Orlando
On the 12th of October, a crawler crane fell onto a 10-story AdventHealth parking garage under construction, injuring one person. The incident happened near East Smith Street and Princeton Street. … Read more
Hook Block Fell On Container Worker In Navotas
At around 1:45 am on the 17th of October, Marjun Rafael (34), has died when one of the hook blocks of the hoisting crane came off and hit his head … Read more
Crane rolled off cliff, killing two in Taiwan
It was reported on 23rd September, a 130-tonne truck crane had a brake failure and rolled off the road into the cliff. While the crane was in its motion, it … Read more
Truck Crane Killed Motorist In Traffic Accident In China
On the morning of 23rd September, a fatal traffic accident occurred at the road intersection in Liuzhou Coty, Guangxi, China. A truck crane that was turning right hit an electric … Read more
8 Worse Crane Accidents You Should Know In July/August 2021
1. Fatal Crane Accident in Canada 3rd July 2021 – A man has died due to a crane collapsed involving a crane on the site in Barrie, Ontario, Canada. The … Read more
Wagenborg lifts sunken vessel in Weser River
On the 15th August, the Polish inland, motor freight vessel, West Oder 1, collided with the Dutch inland vessel Timbo in the Weser river near Nienburg, Germany. Unfortunately, the Polish … Read more
Mobile Crane Caught Fire In North Yorkshire
A five-axle All Terrain crane caught fire on 12th August morning on the A64 road near Tadcaster, North Yorkshire, UK. The fire occurred on the eastbound carriageway, but it ended … Read more
Grove GMK7550 Overturned In Sacramento, California
A 450-tonne seven-axle Grove GMK 7550 all-terrain crane owned by Bragg has been reported to tip sideways at 12th Street, between K Street and L Street, on the west side … Read more
Five Crane-related fatalities in India
There were two fatal lifting activities reported last week news came in over last weekend of two fatal lifting related incidents in India. Fire Truck Collapsed at Madhya Pradesh The … Read more
Typhoon Fireworks Drops Six Cranes Into The Sea
A cargo ship carrying hoisting equipment heading for Indonesia encountered a typhoon “fireworks” at sea. Strong winds and huge waves caused the hull to be unstable and sway from side to side. … Read more
Chinese tower crane operator falls to her death
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 crane. According to her family … Read more
Brand new truck crane collapsed while erecting tower crane
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 in China. The new 25-tonne … Read more
Crane operator killed as rough terrain overturned in Tokushima, Japan
Around 1 pm on the 5th of July, a rough terrain crane overturned in Yoshinogawa City, on a village road in Sanagochi Murakami. The crane operator was taken to a … Read more
Top Crane Accidents In May/June 2021
1. Container Crane Collapse Due To Ship Collision In Taiwan Port 3rd June 2021 – A container crane was brought down yesterday in the port of Kaohsiung, Taiwan, as a … Read more
Devastating Tower Crane Collapsed In Kelowna, Canada. Five Killed.
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 Okanagan Lake, about 240 miles … Read more
Crane & Bus Near Miss in Singapore Caught On Video
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 the Youtube. Check out the … Read more
Fatal crane accident in Canada
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 site in the town, which … Read more
Liebherr crane boom dropped across canal in Belgium
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 the crane boom dropped suddenly. … Read more
Violent storm brings down crawler in South Louisiana
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 (15th June) in south Louisiana, … Read more
Tandem Lifting Gone Wrong in Michigan
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 using canvas strap type slings … Read more
The distressing reality of South Korea’s surging Crane Accidents
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 years. In 2021 alone, three … Read more
Roughter collapsed forward, killing one in South Korea
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 afternoon. killing one worker in … Read more
Fatal Self-erecting Crane Overturned Accident in Germany
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 serious injury. The self-erecting crane … Read more
Sarens LTM11000D overturned in Middlesbrough Port
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 harbour cranes. The main boom … Read more
Container Crane Collapse Due To Ship Collision In Taiwan Port
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 unladen OOCL Durban container ship … Read more
15 Worse Crane Accidents You Should Know In March/April 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 by the container vessel, we … Read more