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2. Milton toppled a crane onto a newsroom. The staff kept reporting

Author

Iati, Marisa

Subjects
Hurricane Milton, 2024, Storm damage -- Influence, Newspaper publishing -- Buildings and facilities, Electric cranes -- Accidents, Hurricanes -- Casualties -- Florida, Cranes, derricks, etc. -- Accidents, General interest, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

Byline: Marisa Iati As Hurricane Milton whipped across St. Petersburg, Fla., on Wednesday night, a fallen crane sprawled across First Avenue South. Smoke billowed from the top of a commercial [...]

Published
2024

4. 55st calf rescued from slurry pit by firefighters using crane after 20ft plunge; The confused calf was not hurt in the fall after splash-landing in the underground tank full of animal waste. Firefighters dashed to save the animal after the accident at a farm

Subjects
Fire fighters -- Accidents -- Injuries, Electric cranes -- Accidents, Cattle, Cranes, derricks, etc. -- Accidents, General interest, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

Byline: By, Adam Dutton & Rom Preston-Ellis A 55st calf was rescued by firefighters using a crane after it plunged 20ft into a slurry pit. The confused bovine was not [...]

Published
2024

8. Crewe multi-storey behind schedule after crane accident left worker injured; Car park was supposed to have been completed this year

Subjects
Work-related injuries, Workplace accidents, Electric cranes -- Accidents, Parking lots -- Accidents, Cranes, derricks, etc. -- Accidents, General interest, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

Byline: By, Belinda Ryan Construction work is expected to start again next week on the multi-storey car park in Crewe after it was shutdown following an accident on site last [...]

Published
2023

9. Crewe multi-storey behind schedule after crane accident left worker injured; Car park was supposed to have been completed this year

Subjects
Work-related injuries, Workplace accidents, Electric cranes -- Accidents, Parking lots -- Accidents, Cranes, derricks, etc. -- Accidents, General interest, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

Byline: By, Belinda Ryan Construction work is expected to start again next week on the multi-storey car park in Crewe after it was shutdown following an accident on site last [...]

Published
2023

12. Pittsburgh tears down pedestrian bridge over Bigelow Boulevard after crane boom strikes it

Author

Deto, Ryan

Subjects
Bridges -- Maintenance and repair, Electric cranes -- Accidents, Cranes, derricks, etc. -- Accidents, General interest, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

Byline: Ryan Deto Oct. 7A crane boom struck a pedestrian bridge in Pittsburgh on Friday, warping a metal beam of the bridge and causing closures of Bigelow Boulevard in both [...]

Published
2022

13. Pittsburgh to tear down pedestrian bridge over Bigelow Boulevard after crane boom strikes it

Author

Deto, Ryan

Subjects
Bridges -- Maintenance and repair, Electric cranes -- Accidents, Cranes, derricks, etc. -- Accidents, General interest, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

Byline: Ryan Deto Oct. 7A crane boom struck a pedestrian bridge in Pittsburgh on Friday, warping a metal beam of the bridge and causing closures of Bigelow Boulevard in both [...]

Published
2022

14. Hong Kong: Govt follows up on crane accident

Subjects
Electric cranes -- Accidents, Cranes, derricks, etc. -- Accidents, Government
Abstract

The Hong Kong SAR Government is highly concerned about the serious fatal work accident involving a tower crane that collapsed at a construction site on Anderson Road in Sau Mau [...]

Published
2022

15. Union calls for higher work standards after crane collapse

Author

Xu, Xiao

Subjects
Falls (Accidents) -- Investigations -- Casualties, Workplace accidents -- Investigations -- Casualties, Electric cranes -- Accidents, Occupational health and safety -- Laws, regulations and rules, Construction workers -- Casualties -- Safety and security measures, Cranes, derricks, etc. -- Accidents, Company legal issue, Government regulation, General interest, News, opinion and commentary, International Union of Operating Engineers -- Powers and duties
Abstract

Byline: XIAO XU, Staff VANCOUVER -- Lead The union representing operating engineers in British Columbia says anyone assembling or disassembling a construction crane should have to go through a specific, [...]

Published
2021

16. Multiple casualties after B.C. crane collapses

Subjects
Falls (Accidents) -- Investigations -- Casualties, Electric cranes -- Accidents, Cranes, derricks, etc. -- Accidents, Company legal issue, General interest, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

Byline: THE CANADIAN PRESS KELOWNA, B.C. -- Lead The head of a development company building a 25-storey residential tower says there were 'multiple' fatalities after a crane collapsed in Kelowna, [...]

Published
2021

17. Heightened concerns

Author

Jobb, Dean

Subjects
Cranes, derricks, etc. -- Accidents, Cranes, derricks, etc. -- Usage, Cranes, derricks, etc. -- Standards, Electric cranes -- Accidents, Electric cranes -- Usage, Electric cranes -- Standards, Occupational health and safety -- Laws, regulations and rules, Government regulation, Business, Business, international, Human resources and labor relations, Canada. Labour Code
Published
2008

18. Hazards under the hook

Author

Van Hampton, Tudor

Subjects
Cranes, derricks, etc. -- Accidents, Cranes, derricks, etc. -- Usage, Electric cranes -- Accidents, Electric cranes -- Usage, Construction industry -- Management, Company business management, Business, Construction and materials industries, Engineering and manufacturing industries
Published
2008

19. Midtown Horror: A Construction Crane Collapses On Top Of An Apartment Building Killing Some And Injuring Others

Subjects
Cranes, derricks, etc. -- Accidents, Electric cranes -- Accidents, Structural failures -- Casualties
Abstract

To view this video, click here: http://feeds.shadowtv.com/feed/player/D41C22B9-9DE3-9046-E181-F23B217D30DC/ZcAmEoXWZ/0oOmktTJ16Lj/iII34a+iL (Exterior shot) DAY NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK (Medium shot) TODAY's Lester Holt reports live on-camera from site of crane collapse. (Exterior shot) […]

Published
2008

20. Tracking towers: high profile crane accidents in New York and London have led to pressure on regulators to establish public registers of tower cranes. Earlier this month, both the UK HSE and the New York department of buildings announced they would require tower cranes to be registered. Will North reports

Author

North, Will

Subjects
Electric cranes -- Accidents, Accidents, Cranes, derricks, etc. -- Accidents, Business, Construction and materials industries, Engineering and manufacturing industries, Business, international
Abstract

On 26 September, 2006, a tower crane collapsed in Battersea, London. The accident killed the crane operator, Jonathon Cloke, and a member of the public, Michael Alexa, who was working [...]

Published
2009

21. Shocked out of complacency

Author

Brayshaw, Michael

Subjects
United States. Navy -- Officials and employees, Cranes, derricks, etc. -- Accidents, Electric cranes -- Accidents, Military and naval science, Transportation industry
Abstract

It all started like any usual Monday morning for three lifting and handling employees. Mechanical equipment specialist Larry Cahoon and electrical equipment specialists Lisa Tholen and Ralph LaClair had to [...]

Published
2005

22. Jaxport Hires Crane Clean-Up

Subjects
Ports -- Accidents, Electric cranes -- Accidents, Cranes, derricks, etc. -- Accidents, Business, Transportation industry
Abstract

The Jacksonville Port Authority has awarded a $1.6-million contract for the clean-up and repair of several container gantry cranes involved in a weather-related accident at the Blount Island Marine Terminal [...]

Published
2008

23. Dawes Rigging & Crane Rental Receives Three Transportation Safety Awards

Subjects
Cranes, derricks, etc. -- Accidents, Electric cranes -- Accidents, Industrial equipment and supplies industry -- Accidents, Transportation industry -- Accidents, Business, general, Retail industry
Abstract

Milwaukee-based Dawes Rigging & Crane Rental received three Transportation Safety Awards during the annual conference of the Specialized Carriers & Rigging Association April 15-19 in Bonita Springs, Fla. Dawes was [...]

Published
2008

24. Calif. crane rules model for New York; Tough measures, no accidents and lower costs

Subjects
Clock and watch industry -- Accidents, Clock and watch industry -- Laws, regulations and rules, Cranes, derricks, etc. -- Accidents, Cranes, derricks, etc. -- Laws, regulations and rules, Electric cranes -- Accidents, Electric cranes -- Laws, regulations and rules, Safety regulations, Government regulation, Business, Business, regional
Abstract

Nineteen years ago, in the wake of a horrendous crane accident in San Francisco, California adopted the toughest safety regulations in the nation. Since then, buildings containing tens of millions [...]

Published
2008

25. Crane accidents land inspectors in hot seat

Author

Van Hampton, Todor, Nicholson, Tom, Wood, Ded, Richard, Korman, Schwartz, Eileen, and Buckley, Bruce

Subjects
Cranes, derricks, etc. -- Accidents, Electric cranes -- Accidents, Workplace accidents -- Investigations, Company legal issue, Business, Construction and materials industries, Engineering and manufacturing industries
Published
2008

26. Pols turning up the heat on builders; Industry fears crippling regs in wake of second fatal crane collapse

Subjects
Cranes, derricks, etc. -- Laws, regulations and rules, Cranes, derricks, etc. -- Accidents, Electric cranes -- Laws, regulations and rules, Electric cranes -- Accidents, Construction industry -- Laws, regulations and rules, Construction industry -- Accidents, Government regulation, Business, Business, regional
Abstract

The city's construction industry, already confronting a Buildings Department crackdown, will face even more scrutiny following Friday's crane collapse on the Upper East Side that killed two workers and severely [...]

Published
2008

27. Criminal Investigation Begins on Fatal NYC Crane Collapse

Author

Baltic, Scott

Subjects
Cranes, derricks, etc. -- Investigations, Cranes, derricks, etc. -- Accidents, Electric cranes -- Investigations, Electric cranes -- Accidents, Criminal investigation -- Investigations, Construction workers -- Investigations, Construction workers -- Accidents, Real estate industry -- Investigations, Real estate industry -- Accidents, Company legal issue, Business, Real estate industry
Abstract

In the aftermath of the tower crane collapse in New York City last Friday that killed two construction workers and seriously injured a third, the office of the Manhattan district [...]

Published
2008

28. N.Y.C. Bond-Funded School Building Project Suffers Fatal Crane Accident

Author

Phillips, Ted

Subjects
Cranes, derricks, etc. -- Accidents, Electric cranes -- Accidents, School construction, Municipal bonds, Banking, finance and accounting industries, Business
Abstract

A deadly crane accident on the Upper East Side of Manhattan on Friday could put the city on the hook for debt service payments on bonds that had partially financed [...]

Published
2008

29. Crane collapse puts focus on safety; Union contractors support new rules, training for trades

Subjects
Cranes, derricks, etc. -- Training, Cranes, derricks, etc. -- Accidents, Electric cranes -- Training, Electric cranes -- Accidents, Safety regulations -- Training, City councils -- Training, City councils -- Accidents, Business, Business, regional
Abstract

***** Correction: CoStar's April 7 ranking of the firms with the highest volume of Manhattan commercial property sales in 2007 should have listed Cushman & Wakefield Inc. with 41 deals [...]

Published
2008

30. Hanson Crane Fatality Case Remanded

Author

Abrams, Adele

Subjects
United States. Mine Safety and Health Administration -- Powers and duties, Hanson Aggregates Inc. -- Accidents, Hanson Aggregates Inc. -- Cases, Asphalt industry -- Accidents, Asphalt industry -- Cases, Occupational health and safety -- Cases, Cranes, derricks, etc. -- Accidents, Electric cranes -- Accidents, Company legal issue, Business, Petroleum, energy and mining industries
Abstract

A split Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission has vacated an administrative law judge's ruling in favor of the Mine Safety and Health Administration. It remanded a case involving [...]

Published
2007

31. Crane operators warned after fatal accident

Subjects
Cranes, derricks, etc. -- Accidents, Electric cranes -- Accidents, Automobile industry, Business, Business, international
Abstract

A haulage boss is advising operators to upgrade the safety of truck-mounted cranes after one of his drivers was jailed for causing the death of a six-year-old girl. Jim Entwistle, [...]

Published
2006

32. CRANE CRASH SNARLS MAGIC TRAFFIC

Author

Palmieri, Jean E.

Subjects
Traffic accidents -- Influence, Cranes, derricks, etc. -- Accidents, Electric cranes -- Accidents, Traffic congestion -- Forecasts and trends, Market trend/market analysis, Business, Fashion, accessories and textiles industries, Retail industry
Abstract

LAS VEGAS -- Hundreds of MAGIC attendees were delayed and diverted attempting to get to the opening day of the show Monday when a crane slammed into the bottom of [...]

Published
2005

33. The Risk From Above

Author

Morse, Michael S.

Subjects
United States. Occupational Safety and Health Administration -- Laws, regulations and rules, Workplace accidents -- Case studies, Electric cranes -- Safety and security measures, Electric cranes -- Accidents, Cranes, derricks, etc. -- Safety and security measures, Cranes, derricks, etc. -- Accidents, Power lines -- Safety and security measures, Power lines -- Accidents, Government regulation, Business, Electronics and electrical industries
Abstract

Humans have no natural enemies from the sky and have therefore been programmed by evolution to no longer look skyward. However, the advent of overhead power lines has given us [...]

Published
2004

34. For October 31, 2012, CBS

Subjects
New York, New York -- Environmental aspects, Hurricane Sandy, 2012, Building -- Laws, regulations and rules, Evacuation of civilians -- New York, Electric cranes -- Accidents, Cranes, derricks, etc. -- Accidents, Government regulation, General interest, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

NORAH O`DONNELL: Welcome back to CBS THIS MORNING. New York City has a new tourist attraction, thanks to Superstorm Sandy--this massive construction crane partially collapsed during the storm, seven hundred [...]

Published
2012

35. Crane Owner's Greed Led To Fatal Crane Collapse, Say Prosecutors

Subjects
Electric cranes -- Accidents, Cranes, derricks, etc. -- Accidents, General interest, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

Byline: James Ford Feb. 21--LOWER MANHATTAN, N.Y. -- It killed two people and badly damaged an Upper East Side building, but was a crane collapse a tragic accident or was [...]

Published
2012

36. Labor Secretary Cites Little-Known Heroism Of Black Atlanta Crane Operator

Subjects
Heroes -- Appreciation -- Accidents, Electric cranes -- Accidents, Cranes, derricks, etc. -- Accidents, Ethnic, cultural, racial issues/studies, General interest, Accidents, Appreciation
Abstract

A Black crane operator who was plucked to safety at the last minute from a burning cotton mill in Atlanta was himself a hero and recently was praised at Labor [...]

Published
1999

37. NYC crane rigger cleared in fatal collapse

Subjects
Electric cranes -- Accidents, Cranes, derricks, etc. -- Accidents, General interest, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

Byline: CBC News A crane rigger was acquitted Thursday of manslaughter charges stemming from the collapse of a New York City crane in 2008 that killed seven people. The dead [...]

Published
2010

38. Calgary construction worker crushed to death in crane accident

Subjects
Cranes, derricks, etc. -- Accidents, Electric cranes -- Accidents, Construction workers -- Accidents, Workplace accidents, General interest, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

A worker on a downtown Calgary construction site died when he was crushed by 1,800 kilograms of building materials that slipped out of a crane sling. The man was working [...]

Published
2009

39. Man hurt in North Vancouver crane accident

Subjects
Electric cranes -- Accidents, Cranes, derricks, etc. -- Accidents, General interest, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

Byline: CBC News A man was injured while a crane was loading a boom lift onto a barge on the waterfront on Brooksbank Avenue North Vancouver Friday morning. Details are [...]

Published
2008

40. Trailer park evacuation, crane accident rock B.C. town

Subjects
Cranes, derricks, etc. -- Accidents, Electric cranes -- Accidents, Evacuation of civilians, General interest, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

Emergency workers had a busy day Friday in the small Sunshine Coast town of Sechelt in B.C., dealing with two serious incidents. Sunshine Coast RCMP said about 20 people in [...]

Published
2008

41. NY crane collapse kills 2 construction workers, injures 1

Subjects
Cranes, derricks, etc. -- Casualties, Cranes, derricks, etc. -- Accidents, Electric cranes -- Casualties, Electric cranes -- Accidents, Construction workers -- Casualties, Construction workers -- Accidents, Work-related injuries -- Casualties, General interest, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

New York City's medical examiner says a second person has died as a result of the construction crane collapse on Manhattan's Upper East Side on Friday. The medical examiner's spokeswoman, [...]

Published
2008

42. NYC Neighborhood Rattled by Crane Collapse

Subjects
Cranes, derricks, etc. -- Accidents, Electric cranes -- Accidents, Building -- Accidents
Abstract

To listen to this broadcast, click here: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=88827021 SUSAN STAMBERG, host: In New York, the cleanup continues after that giant crane collapsed last week. Seven people died in that accident [...]

Published
2008

43. NYC crane accident death toll reaches 7

Subjects
Cranes, derricks, etc. -- Accidents, Cranes, derricks, etc. -- Casualties, Electric cranes -- Accidents, Electric cranes -- Casualties, Construction workers -- Accidents, Construction workers -- Casualties, General interest, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

The death toll from a weekend crane accident in a New York City neighbourhood rose to a final count of seven on Monday as search crews found the bodies of [...]

Published
2008

44. BRIEF: Worker injured in crane accident at UND

Subjects
Work-related injuries, Workplace accidents, Electric cranes -- Accidents, Cranes, derricks, etc. -- Accidents, Business, General interest, Business, regional
Abstract

Byline: Stephen J. Lee Oct. 05--A construction worker was injured Friday morning at a work site on UND's campus when part of a crane boom fell several feet while it [...]

Published
2013

45. Worker death spurs both criminal, OH&S charges

Author

Landau, Emily

Subjects
Cranes, derricks, etc. -- Accidents, Cranes, derricks, etc. -- Usage, Cranes, derricks, etc. -- Laws, regulations and rules, Electric cranes -- Accidents, Electric cranes -- Usage, Electric cranes -- Laws, regulations and rules, Occupational mortality -- Prevention, Occupational health and safety -- Laws, regulations and rules, Due diligence -- Laws, regulations and rules, Government regulation, Business, Business, international, Human resources and labor relations, Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970
Published
2010

46. Crane manufacturer Liebherr is including a rescue sheet with its new wheeled mobile cranes to help emergency service personnel effect a rescue in the event of a traffic accident

Subjects
Industrial equipment and supplies industry -- Accidents, Electric cranes -- Accidents, Traffic accidents, Cranes, derricks, etc. -- Accidents, Construction and materials industries
Abstract

* Crane manufacturer Liebherr is including a rescue sheet with its new wheeled mobile cranes to help emergency service personnel effect a rescue in the event of a traffic accident. [...]

Published
2015

47. Be told: Terry McGettigan has been compiling tower crane accident data worldwide since 2000. He gives the primary cause of tower crane accidents as failing to follow manufacturer's instructions. McGettigan discusses his findings

Author

McGettigan, Terry

Subjects
Cranes, derricks, etc. -- Accidents, Electric cranes -- Accidents, Accidents, Construction and materials industries
Abstract

[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The number one cause of tower crane accidents is not following the manufacturer's instructions At the time of writing another two tower crane accidents were in the news, [...]

Published
2009

48. Quick response prevented blue-cross crane collapse

Author

Van Hampton, Tom

Subjects
Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association -- Accidents, Cranes, derricks, etc. -- Accidents, Electric cranes -- Accidents, Building failures -- United States, Building failures -- Prevention, Health insurance industry -- Accidents, Business, Construction and materials industries, Engineering and manufacturing industries
Published
2009

49. City Officials Cite Defects in Hoisting System of Crane That Collapsed, Killing a Worker

Author

Baker, Al

Subjects
Manhattan, New York, New York -- Accidents, Workplace accidents -- Investigations, Electric cranes -- Accidents, Cranes, derricks, etc. -- Accidents, Company legal issue, General interest, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

The crane that collapsed this week at a project on the Far West Side of Manhattan, killing a worker, had a number of defects in its hoisting system, city officials [...]

Published
2012

50. A Fallen Worker Had Proudly Joined the Family Trade

Author

Berger, Joseph

Subjects
Manhattan, New York, New York -- Accidents, Electric cranes -- Accidents, Cranes, derricks, etc. -- Accidents, Construction workers -- Accidents, General interest, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

He came from a long line of construction workers, so it was no surprise that Michael J. Simermeyer was drawn into the family trade. A burly 30-year-old with a reddish [...]

Published
2012

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