Cranes are on Shaky Ground and Collapsing Daily.

A 720-tonne gantry crane tipped off its rails on Friday, dropping a section of the new Port Mann bridge into the Fraser River, just east of Vancouver.

Crane drops section of Port Mann bridge into B.C. river

90-tonne segment of bridge plunges into Fraser River
CBC News
Posted: Feb 10, 2012 9:33 AM PT

Last Updated: Feb 10, 2012 3:30 PM PT

 

 A 720-tonne gantry crane tipped off its rails on Friday, dropping a section of the new Port Mann bridge into the Fraser River, just east of Vancouver. (Steve Lus/CBC)

A crane tipped off its tracks on the Port Mann bridge construction project east of Vancouver on Friday morning and dropped a segment of the bridge into the Fraser River.

Bridge project spokesman Max Logan said the gantry crane, which is designed to move on rails, is secure and nobody was hurt, but a 90-tonne section of the bridge deck the crane was moving fell into the Fraser River.

The segment struck a pile as it fell and is now submerged in the river. It is unclear whether the segment can be recovered.

The bridge segments are brought in by barge and lifted into place by the special 720-tonne horizontal gantry crane, which is also called a segment launcher.

Logan said one of the supports for the gantry appears to have been crushed and the gantry pitched forward.

It is unclear how long the mishap will delay the project, but the contractor Kiewit is responsible for any costs that result.

The Trans-Canada Highway remains open on the old Port Mann Bridge and there are no reports of any injuries.

When completed, the $800-million bridge will provide 10-lane crossing of the Fraser River for the Trans-Canada Highway east of Vancouver. It is scheduled to be completed in 2013.

Crane falls at Mich. construction site; 3 hurt

A 250-foot-tall crane collapsed Friday morning onto a building at a construction site at the Kent County jail complex in Grand Rapids, injuring three people, authorities said.

The jail was placed on lockdown following the incident. Kent County Undersheriff Jon Hess described the injuries to a construction worker and two Kent County jail trustees as minor, The Grand Rapids Press (http://bit.ly/ziaMEe) reported.

Both the department construction company officials said all inmates and workers were accounted for.

Construction company Owen-Ames-Kimball Co. said Friday in a statement it was investigating the cause of the accident and had no further information. Hess said it appears that a cable snapped as the crane was carrying cement.

Images from the scene showed part of the crane leaning against a building. A garage area where sheriff's vehicles are kept was damaged.

The main jail that houses inmates apparently wasn't damaged, and Hess said authorities were checking the structural integrity of that building.

The crane that fell has been used for seven months on a $27 million renovation project, Hess said.

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Comment by Starr DiGiacomo on December 11, 2018 at 4:43am

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One Person Killed after Crane Collapse

Updated: Dec 07, 2018 4:34 PM EST

WILSON COUNTY, KS -

A man is killed after a crane collapse south of Fredonia, KS. According to Wilson County Sheriff Pete Figgin, deputies were called Friday morning about a possible on site work related accident.  

The location is the new site of the Fredonia Water Treatment Plant that is being constructed.

Upon arrival, officers discovered two adult males with injuries. One male died from his injuries, the other male was treated for minor injuries.  

The cause of accident has not been determined, according to Sheriff Figgin. OSHA has been contacted for further investigation. 

The Wilson County Sheriff's Office expresses condolences to the families of those involved. 

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Crane operator dies after hotel construction accident on Isla Mujeres

Comment by Starr DiGiacomo on August 4, 2018 at 4:34am

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6 Dead As Crane Collapses In Under-Construction Factory In Karnataka

The crane collapsed at an under-construction cement factory in Kalaburagi

August 03, 2018 01:34 IST

Kalaburagi, Karnataka: 

A crane collapsed at an under-construction cement factory in Kalaburagi in Karnataka on Thursday, leaving six dead and one injured.

Police have reached the spot and rescue operations are underway. The six workers who died are reportedly labourers from Bihar.

Comment by Starr DiGiacomo on May 19, 2018 at 8:04pm

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4 people died in the collapse of a tower crane at a construction site in Hainan's Five Fingers Group

Comment by Starr DiGiacomo on April 24, 2018 at 3:14am

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Large Crane Collapses On CSU Campus: No Injuries

A construction crane fell onto the roof of a building under construction on the campus of the CSU vet hospital in Fort Collins

Apr 23, 2018 8:07 pm ET


Large Crane Collapses On CSU Campus: No Injuries

FORT COLLINS, CO -- A construction crane collapsed onto the roof of a building on the campus of Colorado State University's Veterinary Hospital campus in Fort Collins on Monday. No injuries were immediately reported when the crane fell onto the roof of the building being constructed at the College of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences.

The building is being constructed by Silva Global Solutions northeast of the veterinary hospital at 300 West Drake Road.



Comment by Starr DiGiacomo on April 11, 2018 at 2:31am

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2 dead, 6 hurt as crane crashes down in Pasay

02:46 PM April 10, 2018

Two men were killed and six others were injured after a metal crane in a construction site crashed onto a commercial building in Pasay on Tuesday afternoon.

In a report submitted to Chief Supt. Tomas Apolinario, director of the Southern Police District, the accident happened when a crane tower was being set up in the ongoing construction of STI building near the corner of P. Calle and Edsa around 12:30 p.m.

The report said the crane tower fell down and its boom hit the adjacent Core Town building, killing an unidentified man on the spot and damaged several vehicles parked in the area.


Comment by Starr DiGiacomo on April 6, 2018 at 5:43am

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Collapsing construction crane narrowly misses workers running for their lives

Comment by Starr DiGiacomo on March 21, 2018 at 5:27pm

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Fatal crane incident in Morocco

21. March 2018 | Comments (0)

Two men died and another was critically injured yesterday morning when a tower crane collapsed on a building site on the north side of Casablanca, Morocco near the suburb of Ain Sebâa.

Information is sketchy, but it seems that the crane collapsed with the jib falling onto a building under construction, striking the two men who were working on the upper floor. The injured man is the crane operator.

The only photos that we have received do not given any indication as to what caused the collapse. We have been told though the crane, a Jaso, collided with a large generator/electrical installation before it failed, but we have not been able to confirm that.

We will update this item if and when we learn more.
Comment by Starr DiGiacomo on February 26, 2018 at 5:32pm

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Thousands stranded on MRR2 after crane collapse
Feb 26 2018

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 26 — Thousands of motorists traveling along MRR2 today were caught in a massive traffic jam especially from Ulu Klang to Ampang after a crane collapsed at the site of a construction project near Dataran Ukay at about 10am today.

Bernama found that as of 1.30pm, only one of the three lanes along the route could be used as the crane was still obstructing traffic flow.

According to Selangor Traffic Investigation and Enforcement Department Head Superintendent Azman Shari’at, the traffic congestion stretched five kilometres from Ulu Klang to Ampang.

He said the consultants and contractors involved in the project were in the process of moving the crane which was obstructing traffic.

The incident also resulted in a man, 36, being injured and now being treated at the Ampang Hospital.

As at 6.20pm, two units of crane transporters were used to remove the crane that collapsed at the project site near Dataran Ukay, here this morning.

According to sources, one of the two cranes was placed near the embankment of the slope near the site of the collapsed crane while the other crane was parked on the road to provide support.

“At the moment, the project contractor was in the process of fixing a special chain to one of the wheels of the crane to carry the collapsed crane.

“In addition, a temporary platform was also being erected to place the collapsed crane and this was being implemented as soon as possible,”he told Bernama.

Traffic congestion was still being reported at the MRR2 especially from the direction of Ulu Kelang to Ampang. — Bernama



Comment by Starr DiGiacomo on February 19, 2018 at 6:43am

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One dead in crane collapse in central Israel

18/02/18 19:15

Woman killed after crane falls on her car in Kfar Saba. Crane operator detained for questioning

A woman was killed in central Israel Sunday afternoon after a crane collapsed, crushing her car.

The woman, roughly 40 years of age, was killed as she sat in her car near a commercial center by the intersection of Hatzomet Street and Derech Hsharon.

MDA emergency first responders were called to the scene, but were forced to declare the woman dead shortly after their arrival.

Witnesses say part of a crane fell onto the woman’s car, crushing the vehicle – with the woman inside.

“We saw the vehicle crushed, and [next to it] on the street were pieces of the crane, which had fallen on the car,” said MDA’s Yarkon district chief Assi Dublinski. “Outside of the car there was a woman, about 40 years of age, lying on the ground, unconscious, who was not breathing and had no heartbeat and was suffering from serious multi-organ injuries. She had no vital signs, and after a short period of time, we were forced to declare her dead at the scene.”

Police have opened an investigation into the incident, and detained the operator of the crane for questioning.

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