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Crane Related Accidents
July 2010

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Reports By Company Name
July Reports Received: 23
July Deaths: 15
Accident Reports Received for 2010: 136
Deaths to date for 2010: 69
Late reports are included in the above numbers.
The above numbers are global.
Statistics for prior years


ATTENTION! The numbers above indicate there is a great need for more training and safety awareness. Anyone having anything to do with cranes should take heed. The majority of the accidents were caused by human error. Translation: smart people doing dumb things.

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Reports — July 2010

Power Line Incident  Dumb by default  7/28/10: Chesterfield, Missouri — Construction crane causes power outage in Chesterfield
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This is the 15th. AVOIDABLE incident reported to this site in 2010 in which power lines were involved. There were 40 incidents reported to this site in 2009, 59 in 2008, 47 in 2007, 36 in 2006, 38 in 2005, 41 in 2004, 60 in 2003, 33 in 2002 and 35 in 2001. Again, all were avoidable. Just don't work cranes near energized power lines.

Power line contact is the most frequent cause of crane accidents, yet they are the easiest to prevent. LOOK up and live!

EMS  7/28/10: Canada — Man impaled on metal rod after construction crane overturns, trapping him
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7/28/10: Austrailia — Crane crashes into house in Gladesville
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7/24/10: Voorhees, New Jersey — Crane Falls On Voorhees Olive Garden
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7/20/10: Akron, Ohio — Crane falls onto house in Akron
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7/20/10: California — Crane Rolls & Bursts Into Flames On 710 Freeway Yesterday
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FatalFatalEMS  7/20/10: China — Woman crane operator survives 300ft fall after cab plummets to ground in China
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EMS  7/17/10: Staten Island, New York — Worker trapped after crane explosion near Tompkinsville boatyard
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Power Line Incident  EMS  7/16/10: New York — Worker shocked on Brickyard Road in Canandaigua
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This is the 14th. AVOIDABLE incident reported to this site in 2010 in which power lines were involved. There were 40 incidents reported to this site in 2009, 59 in 2008, 47 in 2007, 36 in 2006, 38 in 2005, 41 in 2004, 60 in 2003, 33 in 2002 and 35 in 2001. Again, all were avoidable. Just don't work cranes near energized power lines.

Power line contact is the most frequent cause of crane accidents, yet they are the easiest to prevent. LOOK up and live!

7/15/10: El Paso, Texas — Crane Falls In Parking Lot
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Fatal  7/16/10: Istanbul, Turkey — Another fatality at Tuzla
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EMS  7/15/10: Maryland — Kentucky woman seriously hurt in I-70 accident
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Fatal  7/14/10: Australia — Crane fatality at Port of Melbourne
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7/12/10: Augusta, Georgia — Crane Falls, Damages Two Augusta Homes
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Fatal  Power Line Incident  EMS  7/12/10: Texas — 5 Workers Electrocuted In Nuevo Laredo
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This is the 13th. AVOIDABLE incident reported to this site in 2010 in which power lines were involved. There were 40 incidents reported to this site in 2009, 59 in 2008, 47 in 2007, 36 in 2006, 38 in 2005, 41 in 2004, 60 in 2003, 33 in 2002 and 35 in 2001. Again, all were avoidable. Just don't work cranes near energized power lines.

Power line contact is the most frequent cause of crane accidents, yet they are the easiest to prevent. LOOK up and live!

EMS  7/09/10: Canada — 'Like a miniature earthquake,' neighbour calls Windsor garage collapse
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EMS  7/08/10: British Virgin Islands — Crane Accident Closes Primary School
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FatalFatalEMS  7/07/10: China — Crane Accident Leaves 2 Dead
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FatalFatalFatalEMS  7/05/10: Vietnam — Crane collapse kills 3 in Hanoi
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FatalFatalFatalEMS  7/03/10: China — 3 Dead, 1 Injured in School Building Construction Accident
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7/03/10: Hercules, California — Crane Tips Over On Highway 80 In Hercules
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Fatal  7/01/10: Grand Forks, North Dakota — Worker killed at ND wind turbine blade factory
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7/01/10: United Kingdom — Visitors trapped in castle
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