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Crane Expert Weighs In on Seattle Crane Collapse

Crane specialist Terry McGettigan sees signs of unsafe practices

May 2, 2019

Seeing parallels to a fatal crane accident in Texas in 2012, crane specialist Terry McGettigan believes the Seattle crane collapse will be shown to have similar causes.

Fatal Crane Collapse in Seattle Prompts Questions About Disassembly Procedures

Four killed as crane mast falls onto busy city roadway

Jeff Rubenstone

May 1, 2019

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A tower crane being dismantled collapsed Saturday, April 27 in Seattle, killing two ironworkers on the crane and two bystanders on the street below.

Three Tower Cranes Fall to Irma, Reviving Regulations Debate

Jeff Rubenstone

September 20, 2017

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With crews at work dismantling two Hurricane Irma-damaged cranes in the city of Miami and a third in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., local leaders are wondering whether Florida’s crane regulations are adequate for the highly vulnerable region.

OSHA Fines NYC Bridge Team For 2016 Crane-Boom Collapse

January 25, 2017

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A federal probe into the July 2016 crane collapse at the Tappan Zee Bridge replacement project, near New York City, faults the contracting team for numerous safety violations, resulting in a $12,675 fine from the U.S. Occupational Health and Safety Administration on Jan. 18.