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Crane Related Accidents |
| About | Dead Link | About | Cache Copy | Cache Copy N/A | Reports | By Company Name August Reports Received: 26 August Deaths: 12 Accident Reports Received for 2003: 189 Deaths to date for 2003: 101 Late reports are included in the above numbers. The above numbers are global. Statistics for prior years
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| Enhanced Reports — August 2003
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 08/30/03: Olathe, Kansas — Construction Worker Hurt in Accident on Job| Cache Copy | |
  08/29/03: Port Macquarie, Australia — Workplace accident kills architect| Cache Copy | This is the 39th. AVOIDABLE incident reported to this site this year in which power lines were involved. There were 35 reported to this site in 2001 and 33 in 2002. Again, all were avoidable. Just don't work cranes near energized power lines. |
 08/28/03: San Diego, California — Crane causes small fire, outage| Dead Link | A boom from a crane truck knocked down overhead lines and caused a small fire and power outage in Rancho Penasquitos today, authorities said. The boom hit the power lines about 10:40 a.m. at 12350 Black Mountain Road, a San Diego Fire Department dispatcher said. No one was injured, but a small fire broke out under the power lines, possibly fed by spilled fuel, a dispatcher said. Electrical service to the neighborhood was interrupted, said Anne Silva of San Diego Gas & Electric. This is the 38th. AVOIDABLE incident reported to this site this year in which power lines were involved. There were 35 reported to this site in 2001 and 33 in 2002. Again, all were avoidable. Just don't work cranes near energized power lines. |
| 08/28/03: Jackson Township, Pennsylvania — Man escapes injury as crane crashes | Dead Link | | Cache Copy N/A | |
| 08/26/03: Lake Worth, Florida — Lake Worth crane accident delays Tri-Rail, cuts off electricity See video This is the 37th. AVOIDABLE incident reported to this site this year in which power lines were involved. There were 35 reported to this site in 2001 and 33 in 2002. Again, all were avoidable. Just don't work cranes near energized power lines. |
| 08/26/03: Portsmouth, Virginia — Crane Working on Pinners Point Project Collapses | Cache Copy | A 200-ton crane helping to build the West Norfolk Bridge on Highway 164 in Portsmouth partially collapsed Tuesday afternoon, knocking six concrete girders into the water. Officials say the crane was on a one-foot-thick wooden mat, setting the concrete girders into place on the Pinners Point Project, when one of the crane's tracks slipped around 1:45pm. This sent the crane's boom across the span, knocking the girders down. Photos (3) |
| 08/25/03: Texoma, Oklahoma — Bridge Blocked by Downed Crane Motorists using the Highway 25 bridge over Beaver Creek near FM 367 should have been driving over the new bridge there tongiht. Unfortunately the delays and detours will last a bit longer. A huge crane picking up the concrete traffic lane barriers toppled onto the semi truck it was loading them onto shortly after 8am this morning. No one was injured, but the one lane open to traffic had to be closed. Work on the bridge which started in October is complete and they hope to have the crane removed by tonight and traffic on the new bridge open by tomorrow morning. |
| 08/25/03: Southhampton, Pennsylvania — JLG worker dies in plant accident | Cache Copy | |
| 08/22/03: Holland TWP, New Jersey — Worker falls from truck lift | Cache Copy | |
| 08/21/03: Fort Lauderdale, Florida — Crane collapse crushes 5 cars, large truck in Fort Lauderdale | Cache Copy | A similar incident happened in September in Jacksonville, Florida. |
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08/21/03: Tilford, Pennsylvania — Three workers killed when crane touches power line | Dead Link | | Cache Copy | Video report by Rick Williams | Cache Copy | More on-the-scene pictures | Dead Link | More pictures | Dead Link | 08/23/03 update: Third Man Identified in Crane Electrocution w/photo | Cache Copy | 09/01/03 update: Wires a constant danger for cranes | Dead Link | | Cache Copy | 2/04/04 update: Human error cited in fatal crane accident | Dead Link | 2/08/04 update: VOSHA warns crane operators to be safe in wake of tragic accident in Pennsylvania | Cache Copy | 2/10/04 update: OSHA: Safety precautions weren't taken before fatal crane accident | Cache Copy | 8/22/04 update: Families file suit in crane accident | Cache Copy | This is the 36th. AVOIDABLE incident reported to this site this year in which power lines were involved. There were 35 reported to this site in 2001 and 33 in 2002. Again, all were avoidable. Just don't work cranes near energized power lines. |
| 08/18/03: Ellisville, Missouri — Injuries Reported in Morning Construction Accident | Dead Link | | Cache Copy |  According to this report the stabilizers (outriggers) were not deployed.| Dead Link | | Cache Copy | |
| 08/18/03: Allbrightsville, Pennsylvania — Father and son killed when boom touches power line. | Cache Copy | A well-drilling rig hit a high-voltage power line at a construction site, killing a father and son, authorities said. Martin Schafer, 49, and his 24-year-old son, Benjamin, died in the Friday evening accident at the Mount Pocahontas housing development, according to the Carbon County coroner's office. Their rig tilted on soft ground, causing it to hit the power line, police said. Colleagues said the hardworking pair were trying to finish a job after working all day. This is the 35th. AVOIDABLE incident reported to this site this year in which power lines were involved. There were 35 reported to this site in 2001 and 33 in 2002. Again, all were avoidable. Just don't work cranes near energized power lines. |
| 08/18/03: Adelaide, Australia — Woman dies when crushed between a crane and a truck | Cache Copy | |
| 08/18/03: Ipoh, Maylasia —
Crane driver electrocuted while lifting container at industrial site | Cache Copy | This is the 33rd. AVOIDABLE incident reported to this site this year in which power lines were involved. There were 35 reported to this site in 2001 and 33 in 2002. Again, all were avoidable. Just don't work cranes near energized power lines. |
| 08/13/03: Des Moines, Iowa — Crane driver killed in accident | Cache Copy | |
| 08/13/03: Lynnwood, Washington — Crane Accident Kills Teen In Lynnwood Crane falls, killing boy, 16 08/16/03 update: Details in fatal collapse emerge Employee, 16, wasn't using crane that fell |
| 08/13/03: Largo, Maryland — Worker Rescued From Largo Metro Project | Cache Copy | A large steel beam was being moved by a crane when it struck a construction worker. He was injured and trapped in a large trench the site of the future MetroRail Blue Line track to Largo. |
| 08/10/03: — Crane overturns onto construction site, man injured | Cache Copy | Nice Photo |
| 08/08/03: Durham, North Carolina — Workers at a construction site next to Rogers-Herr Middle School got a scare Monday when a construction crane tipped and nearly fell Wednesday afternoon. | Dead Link | | Cache Copy N/A | Students were gone for the day when the incident occurred around 5 p.m. and no one was hurt, said Michael Yarbrough, a school system spokesman. Workers are building an addition to Rogers-Herr, 911 Cornwallis Road, which operates on a year-round schedule. |
| 08/06/03: South Wales — Welsh trains halted. | Cache Copy | The driver of the crane was admitted to hospital suffering from burns after he hit the pylon near the main rail line between Cardiff and Newport in South Wales. This is the 32nd. AVOIDABLE incident reported to this site this year in which power lines were involved. There were 35 reported to this site in 2001 and 33 in 2002. Again, all were avoidable. Just don't work cranes near energized power lines. |
| 08/06/03: Margate, Florida — Crane Crashes Into Strip Mall | Cache Copy | |
| 08/05/03: Palm Coast, Florida — Crane Topples At Flagler County Resort | Cache Copy | Video |
| 08/05/03: Auckland, New Zealand — Woman injured during demolition | Cache Copy | An eye witness, Mark Winter, says the back of a crane smashed into the wall, sending rubble crashing over the footpath and onto the road. Small Photo |
| 08/01/03: Alabama — Crane toppled in Alabama Photo |