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Crane Related Accidents |
| About | Dead Link | About | Cache Copy | Cache Copy N/A | By Company Name September Reports Received: 9 September Deaths: 5 Accident Reports Received for 2001: 123 Deaths to date for 2001: 85 Late reports are included in the above numbers. The above numbers are global. Statistics for prior years
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| Enhanced Reports — September 2001 |
  09/30/01 – 09/30/01: Kingston, New Hampshire — Barnstead man electrocuted in accident| Dead Link | | Cache Copy N/A | This is the 25th (AVOIDABLE!) incident reported to this site this year in which power lines were involved. Again, all were avoidable. The machine involved in the subject accident is a Telsta aerial lift mounted on a Ford truck reportedly owned by Twin Star Cable. Michael Brooks, the driver of the truck, was reportedly standing on the ground with his left arm contacting the truck's cab door when the corner of the platform came into contact with the overhead electrical power line. Machine owner & Employer: Twin Star Cable 170 Black Hall Road Epsom, NH 03234 Tel: 603-736-9611 Investigating Agencies: Kingston Police Department 16 Main Street Kingston, NH 03838 Tel: 603-642-5742 Federal OSHA - Concord Office 279 Pleasant Street, Suite 201 Concord, NH 03301 Tel: 603-225-1629 |
| 09/23/01 – 06/18/01 late report: Baldwin, Michigan — Erickson's crane toppled into a hole 40 on-site photos. |
| 09/19/01: Houston, Texas — Baldwins Industrial Services, Inc. (formerly Phillips Crane & Rigging) in Houston had an incident at Lyondell Citgo Refinery today in the cat cracker unit.
They were assembling a Demag 4800 Crawler. While setting the upper or super structure on the tracks, the Kobelco crane (220 ton capacity) looks as if it got light and lost the load over the side. The crane did not turn over, but the upper came down fast and crushed a manlift. There were no injuries. Photos (2) Other Baldwins/Phillips accidents |
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09/13/01: Northmoor, Missouri — Death of man at Northland company under investigation Ascencion Bermudez, 53, was electrocuted Monday while unloading equipment near power lines at Kelly-Hill Co. in Northmoor. Northmoor police Detective Leroy Williams declined to comment Wednesday about the safety standards in place when Bermudez died. Bermudez's son, Andres Bermudez, said he was glad police and OSHA were investigating. “We just want to make it safer for the rest of the workers so it won't happen again,” he said. “I still have a brother-in-law working there.” Williams said Bermudez, of Kansas City, Kan., died while helping unload a railroad tie end server from a flatbed truck. The man was touching the server with his right hand as it was being carried by a crane. He was electrocuted when the crane came in contact with an overhead power line, sending more than 12,000 volts of electricity through his body. The crane operator was uninjured. Bermudez had worked for Kelly-Hill for about 25 years. He recently started his own trucking company, family members said. He is survived by his wife, Gloria, and their four children and three grandchildren. His son said the couple were looking forward to the birth of a fourth grandchild and to their 30th wedding anniversary in December. “He was a good-natured, caring person with really strong family ties,” Andres Bermudez said. This is the 24th (AVOIDABLE!) incident reported to this site this year in which power lines were involved. Again, all were avoidable. Just don't work cranes near energized power lines. |
| 09/10/01: Yeehaw Junction, Florida — Two Die In Construction Accident | Cache Copy | The two workmen died early Monday after the cherry picker they were working in was hit by a section of crane cable that had snapped. Lt. July Rivers, spokesman for the Osceola Sheriff's Office, later identified the victims as: David Knight, 32, of Lacoochee in Pasco County, and Enrique Aguilar, 22, of Mount Dora in Lake County. Photo |
| 09/09/01: Bedford Park, Illinois — Crane collapses, crushes man | Dead Link | | Cache Copy N/A | Warren Kubicek, a 58-year-old crane operator from Evergreen Park, was killed early Saturday morning when the 60-foot-high crane he was using collapsed at a Bedford Park rail yard. 1/27/07: Family to collect $5.2 million in crane operator's death | Cache Copy | |
09/08/01: Panama City, Florida — Crane mishap closes Hathaway bridge | Cache Copy |
The Florida Highway Patrol and Bay County Sheriff's Office said a crane operated by Robert Waters, 40, of Panama City, struck power lines beside the bridge. No one was injured, and property damage was minimal. Granite Construction, the Tampa-based firm contracted to build the new bridge. This is the 23rd (AVOIDABLE!) incident reported to this site this year in which power lines were involved. Again, all were avoidable. Just don't work equipment near energized power lines. |
 09/06/01: Chealsea, Massachusetts — Man Hurt in Crane Accident at Chelsea Salt Terminal| Dead Link | | Cache Copy N/A | |
| 09/01/01: Natchez, Mississippi — Worker injured at convention center site | Dead Link | | Cache Copy N/A | Danny Warner was transported to University Medical Center by ambulance Thursday just after noon after his right arm was severed at the shoulder when a 5,100-pound piece of concrete was dropped on him, said Natchez Police Chief Willie Huff. |
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