Articles Tagged with ''crane collapse''

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.

British Columbis safety regulator cites extended police criminal probe for keeping secret results of its probe into one of North America's deadliest crane collapses that in July 2021 killed four site workers at a 25-story condo project and an engineer in an adjacent building.

The jury found Greystar Development and Construction LLC guilty of negligence in the 2019 death of Kiersten Smith, 29.

From the trial’s start, attorneys for the crane owner and the general contractor/developer have each argued that their respective clients bear no responsibility for the collapse.

Six months after Terex Peneir SK415 crane collapsed onto a Dallas apartment building, killing one, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration has fined the crane’s owner, Bigge Crane and Rigging Co. citing serious violations.

Investigators look at whether the crane had been set to weathervane during high winds; Texas’ safety record is questioned