Crane falls over onto roofs of two Tennessee homes
26th Feb – Emergency responders in Tennessee said no one was hurt when a massive crane toppled over in a neighborhood and crashed through the roofs of two houses. [quads … 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.
Crane boom collapses at a construction site near Kg Baru
A tower crane has collapsed at a construction job site at Jalan Raja Muda Musa near Kampung Bahru, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia during noontime. A construction worker and two pedestrians were … Read more
Sany SCC1020 Wind Power Truck Crane Accident
I have received some photos yesterday on an crane accident of the Sany SCC1020 truck crane. The truck crane was a wind power special application truck crane which has a … Read more
A Mobile crane crashed into a bank in Singapore
A mobile crane has crashed into a bank branch in Woodlands Centre Road early Wednesday morning (24th February 2016) after the driver lost control while making a turn. The driver … Read more
Lorry Loader Topples Sideways after hoisting Precast Slabs
It was reported this afternoon that there was a lorry loader that tipped to its side after trying to hoist a huge precast segment. The crane toppled towards the fencing … Read more
Falcon Crane Hire pleads guilty on Battersea crane collapse
UK tower crane rental house, Falcon Crane Hire admitted two health and safety breaches of the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 at Southwark Crown Court in London on … Read more
XCMG Mobile Crane Toppled at Construction Site beside Bedok Mall
A unit of 50 ton mobile crane has toppled during a lift in a construction site beside Bedok Mall at about 3pm on the 6th Oct 2015. No one has … Read more
Liebherr Release Findings on Crane Collapse on Mecca Accident
German crane manufacturer, Liebherr, has released their findings in the collapse of LR11350 in Mecca which has toppled in early September. It was claimed that the crane was “technically faultless” … Read more
Dutch Heavy Lifting Specialist Called in For Mecca’s Crane Accident Recovery
After the disastrous accident that has happened on 11th September 2015 that killed 109 people, Dutch heavy lifting specialist, Mammoet, has been called in in the recovery and designing of … Read more
Liebherr Crawler Crane Collapse at Mecca Kills Over Hundreds
Crawler Crane falling backwards and crushing the roof into the Mosque. Image source from flipboard. More than 11 years on September 11, America’s landmark buildings were attacked by terrorist, causing … Read more
Fatal Crawler Crane Accident In Hong Kong
Cranepedia has received some photos of a crawler crane accident that seems to have happened in Hong Kong. From the reaction from the workers on the ground, it seems that … Read more
Another Mobile Crane Tipped Off in Singapore
This was photos received yesterday that another unit of Tadano 5-axle all terrain crane has tipped to the right side. It was not known what has caused the accident but … Read more
Singapore Suffered Multiple Crane Accidents in Two Consecutive Weeks
There were at least 5 major crane-related accidents that have occurred in Singapore for the past two weeks that has raised concerns over the safety of lifting operations performed. Singapore’s … Read more
70 tonne Rough Terrain Crane Toppled in Myanmar
There was a source from Myanmar that a 70 tonne rough terrain crane, Kato SR700L has toppled outside of Sule Trader Square Construction site. No news about any injury during … Read more
Another Crane Accident in Singapore. Kato Rough Terrain Crane Toppled
One of my friends has sent me an photo this afternoon that one unit of Kato 50 ton rough terrain crane has toppled inside a construction site. Although the exact … Read more
Crawler Crane Toppled at Telok Ayer Market (Lau Pa Sat)
I have received a photo this afternoon from one of my friends that one of the crawler crane working at a construction site neat Telok Ayer Market has toppled and … Read more
Crawler Crane Toppled in Tuas South Area
Crane accident had happened in Tuas South on 3rd June 2014 on a crawler crane. The 100 ton Hitachi crawler crane, fixed with a tower attachment have its main boom … Read more
Crane toppled over at SBF Center worksite in Tanjong Pagar
A Rough Terrain Crane, believed to be 35 ton capacity class has toppled over at SBF Center worksite in Tanjong Pagar on Tuesday evening. The Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) … Read more
600 ton Crawler Crane slips Off Modular Trailer while transporting
In yet another worksite accident, a 600-tonne crane slid off a trailer on Wednesday afternoon at Kallang, where the new National Stadium is being built. The Straits Times understands that … Read more
Deadly Crane Accidents in Brazil kills Two Workers
In preparation of the 2014 football World Cup in Brazil, the crane, believed to be Liebherr LR11350, ,1350 ton crawlers fell on the Arena Corinthians stadium in Sao Paolo on … Read more
Crawler Crane Flipped Over at Construction Site Defu Lane 10
Even before the recovery of the Tower Crane at collapsed at National Art Gallery last week which left two workers dead and four others injured, another accident had happened again … Read more
Stupid Crane Accident
I don’t meant to be sarcastic, but it is really a stupid stupid mistake made by the lifting crew. Since it is a break bulk cargo, they should use a … Read more