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Crane Related Accidents |
| About | Dead Link | About | Cache Copy | Cache Copy N/A | By Company Name October Reports Received: 20 October Deaths: 10 Accident Reports Received for 2002: 131 Deaths to date for 2002: 69 Late reports are included in the above numbers. The above numbers are global. Statistics for prior years
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| Enhanced Reports — October 2002
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 10/31/02: South Padre Island, Texas — On October 23, 2002 a crane hoisting a load failed and dropped the load on a construction worker on a high rise project.
We cannot report anything further at this time since there is an ongoing OSHA investigation. |
10/31/02: — Steel plant faces OSHA fines
ALTX faces $71,000 in penalties for violations found after death 12/01/02 update: Plant to shut down at the end of the year, lay off 90| Dead Link | | Cache Copy | |
 10/31/02: Granville County, North Carolina — 1 Dead, 3 Injured In Collapse Of Water Tower | Dead Link | | Cache Copy |A water tower under construction in Granville County collapsed Wednesday morning, killing one person and injuring three others. Herald-Sun story | Dead Link | NewsObserver.com story | Cache Copy | |
| 10/24/02: Margaree Harbour, Nova Scotia — Nova Scotia bridge closed after crane collapse leaves structure sagging | Dead Link | | Cache Copy | |
| 10/23/02: Asia — Crane accident leaves container vessels stranded at P&O Ports, Chennai terminal | Dead Link | by Joseph Tharakan Chennai: Normal work at the Chennai Container Terminal, operated by P&O Ports, was badly affected during the week following a fatal accident on October 13. Senior port officials said operations inside the port are expected to return to normal as of October 25. Due to the accident, a quay crane (QC3) underwent repairs and would be commissioned in a couple of days. The port users, meanwhile, complained that the situation at the terminal was deteriorating ever since the QC3 went out of order following the accident. According to a senior port official, post-accident, all equipment are being re-evaluated for additional safety interlock and mechanical stops. |
| 10/23/02: PETALING JAYA - Asia — Falling crane kills worker | Dead Link | | Cache Copy | A construction worker was killed when a crane collapsed on him as he was tying iron rods to its hook, in Damansara on Monday. Lim Meng Kion, 43, from Labu in Negri Sembilan, suffered severe head injuries during the 5:00 p.m. mishap. His colleagues escaped unhurt. Police do not suspect foul play. Lim's remains were sent to the Universiti Malaya Medical Centre for a post mortem. |
 10/21/02: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma — City construction worker electrocuted| Registration req'd | This is the 26th. AVOIDABLE incident reported to this site this year in which power lines were involved. There were 35 reported to this site in 2001. Again, all were avoidable. Just don't work cranes near energized power lines. |
| 10/16/02: Columbia, Missouri — Crane Falls at Boone Hospital | Dead Link | | Cache copy N/A | |
| 10/12/02: United Kingdom (UK) — Miracle escape as girders fall off crane | Dead Link | | Cache Copy N/A | |
| 10/12/02: Ingleside, Texas — Crane damages equipment, causes small chlorine leak; no one injured | Registration req'd | | Cache Copy | |
| 10/12/02: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma — Worker Injured In Crane Collapse Near State Capitol | Dead Link | | Cache Copy | Two people were injured today when a 30-foot section of a construction crane collapsed near the state Capitol. Historical Society closes building | Registration req'd | |
| 10/11/02: Oakdale, California — Worker falls at new hospital (material hoist related) | Dead Link | | Cache Copy | Reportedly, two men were lowering a 200-pound oxygen tank from the roof to a lower level using an A-frame ( hoisting ) device to lower the tank. |
| 10/11/02: Lower Township, New Jersey — Cables, hull break as boat falls back into Cape May Harbor | Dead Link | | Cache Copy N/A | An attempt to raise a sunken fishing boat in Cape May Harbor failed Friday as the hull and the straps lifting the vessel broke at the same time. Photo |
| 10/10/02: Fraserburgh, Scotland — Dad's skull smashed in NE horror accident | Dead Link | | Cache Copy N/A | |
| 10/10/02: Cambridge, Maryland — 1 hurt in crane accident in Cambridge
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| 10/05/02: Summerville, South Carolina — Crane collapse kills worker at I-26 road project | Dead Link | | Cache Copy | |
| 10/04/02: Oklahoma — Construction crane hits Ford Center
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| 10/04/02: Hobart, Indiana — Smokestack pins crane operator | Dead link | | Cache Copy | |
| 10/04/02: Meriden, Connecticut — Two men electrocuted while working at municipal building
| Registration req'd | Update 01/04/03: Worker Deaths Prompt Fine | Dead Link | | Cache Copy N/A | This is the 24th. & 25th. AVOIDABLE incident reported to this site this year in which power lines were involved. There were 35 reported to this site in 2001. Again, all were avoidable. Just don't work cranes near energized power lines. |
| 10/03/02: Ashland, Tennessee— Man in hospital after crane falls, traps him | Cache Copy | 10/04/02 update: Firm seeks reason crane fell into river | Cache Copy | |
| 10/03/02: Murfreesboro, Tennessee — One Dead, Another Injured In Construction Accident | Dead Link | | Cache Copy | One construction worker was electrocuted and another critically injured this afternoon in Murfreesboro when they accidentally moved their equipment into a group of high-voltage power lines. This is the 23rd AVOIDABLE incident reported to this site this year in which power lines were involved. There were 35 reported to this site in 2001. Again, all were avoidable. Just don't work cranes near energized power lines. |
| 10/02/02: Salisbury Township, Pennsylvania — Crane tips over at hospital, operator's injuries minor | Registration req'd | |