Articles Tagged with ''crane accident''

The collapses, one of which involved a crane falling on a passenger train, have prompted the Thai government to halt the Bangkok contractor's other projects across the country while an investigation proceeds.

City officials cited equipment failure as the inciting incident that sent a tower crane's boom crashing to a city street in July 2023.

One worker was killed in the accident which also saw a tower crane section fall onto traffic in an active roadway below.

Could the crane crash have been avoided?

These days material for video and audio recordings can come from almost anywhere.

Rigger Jorge De La Torre, 27, fell to his death, but motorists in vehicles miraculously sustained only injuries in the accident earlier this spring.

Police body cameras provided an unusual behind-the-scenes glimpse of the construction crew just after a disastrous accident at a Fort Lauderdale, Fla., high-rise project earlier this year, in video released by city police.

A woman injured during the incident claims the construction team's "reckless actions" led to her injuries. 

Ryan Haynes, 37, was killed last October when a mobile crane on a road project toppled and its boom struck him. 

Work has stopped and OSHA is investigating after Jorge De La Torre, 27, was killed April 4 when a portion of a crane fell onto a bridge in the city.