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Crane firm fined after hook broke off machinery

A firm has been fined after the hook broke off a tower crane which led to its four-tonne load crashing 36 metres to the ground, builders liability insurance holders have been ...

Painting the chimney

A reader in the UK recently sent us several photographs he collected for our Death Wish series, today’s pick sadly has no details apart from what you can see. They were taken...

Crane topples in NZ

A five axle All Terrain crane tipped over into a creek this morning to the west of Auckland, New Zealand, when the ground gave way under its outriggers. We understand that the...

Spider tips

A reader has sent us a brief report of a narrow aisle spider lift that tipped over in Crewe UK as it was being moved in the transport position. The lift a CTE 170 rented dir...

Boom truck tips in NJ

A boom truck delivering and placing an air conditioning unit tipped over on to the Olive Garden restaurant in Voorhees, New Jersey yesterday. The crane had over 30 metres/100...

Walloon Death Wish

A reader in Belgium sent us a photo below of some upper limb tree trimming in Perwez a small town in south central Belgium in the province of Wallonia Brabant, the French spea...

Operator survives 100m fall

A female tower crane operator has survived after her cab fell around 100 metres to the ground. From what we can gather the accident occurred on July 5th when a five man team...

Crane tips in Akron

A crane tipped over in Akron, Ohio yesterday with its boom crashing into the roof of a house. The three axle truck crane was removing a large dead tree from the rear garden ...

Stolen Van mount

If you are based in the UK keep a lookout for a stolen Versalift van mounted aerial lift. The Transit based unit is/was sign written with Peter Douglas Platforms and registrat...

Tower crane goes over in Hanoi

A tower crane collapsed in the centre of Hanoi, Vietnam on Friday, killing three and injuring several others. The crane was working on the new 20 storey Vietnam Cable Televi...

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