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Crane Related Accidents
March 2007

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March Reports Received: 35
March Deaths: 17
Accident Reports Received for 2007: 72
Deaths to date for 2007: 35
Late reports are included in the above numbers.
The above numbers are global.
Statistics for prior years

ATTENTION! The numbers above indicate there is a great need for more training and safety awareness. Anyone having anything to do with cranes should take heed. The majority of the accidents were caused by human error. Translation: smart people doing dumb things.                                      

Enhanced Reports — March 2007

Fatal  3/31/07: Albany, New Zealand —  Fatal industrial accident
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*FatalEMS  3/30/07: Dallas, Texas — A crane was involved in a fatality power line contact Friday 3/23/07 in Dallas.

The drilling contractor stored the pier rebar cages under the power lines and the operator reached in to hoist one. The superintendent was standing beside the crane, he was electrocuted and a worker burned.

This is the 10th AVOIDABLE incident reported to this site this year in which power lines were involved. There were 35 incidents reported to this site in 2006, 38 in 2005, 41 in 2004, 60 in 2003, 33 in 2002 and 35 in 2001. Again, all were avoidable. Just don't work cranes near energized power lines.

Power line contact is the most frequent cause of crane accidents, yet they are the easiest to prevent. LOOK up and live!

Dumb by default  3/30/07: Cape Town, South Africa —  Koeberg unit shuts down after crane incident
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This is the 9th AVOIDABLE incident reported to this site this year in which power lines were involved. There were 35 incidents reported to this site in 2006, 38 in 2005, 41 in 2004, 60 in 2003, 33 in 2002 and 35 in 2001. Again, all were avoidable. Just don't work cranes near energized power lines.

Power line contact is the most frequent cause of crane accidents, yet they are the easiest to prevent. LOOK up and live!

Fatal  3/29/07: United Kingdom — Man dies as crane collapses
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3//30/07: Site worker killed as spate of crane accidents goes on
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3/29/07: Lake Union, Washington — Crane Collapses On Lake Union
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3/28/07: Shangahi, China — Huge construction crane collapses
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Crane's arm crashes into apartment
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*Fatal  3/28/07: California —  Edison worker electrocuted
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This is the 8th AVOIDABLE incident reported to this site this year in which power lines were involved. There were 33 incidents reported to this site in 2006, 38 in 2005, 41 in 2004, 60 in 2003, 33 in 2002 and 35 in 2001. Again, all were avoidable. Just don't work cranes near energized power lines.

Power line contact is the most frequent cause of crane accidents, yet they are the easiest to prevent. LOOK up and live!

Fatal  3/28/07: Charlotte, North Carolina — Man dies in construction accident
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3/27/07: Tehachapi, California— Crane and telephone line collide
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Fatal  3/27/07: Plainfield, Illinois — Accident kills worker
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3/27/07: New York — Crane collapses near Brooklyn Battery Tunnel
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*Fatal  3/26/07: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada —  Epcor worker electrocuted while crew changing poles
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This is the 7th AVOIDABLE incident reported to this site this year in which power lines were involved. There were 33 incidents reported to this site in 2006, 38 in 2005, 41 in 2004, 60 in 2003, 33 in 2002 and 35 in 2001. Again, all were avoidable. Just don't work cranes near energized power lines.

Power line contact is the most frequent cause of crane accidents, yet they are the easiest to prevent. LOOK up and live!

3/26/07: Tokyo, Japan — Crane hits train, halts Haneda monorail line
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EMS  3/25/07: Bahrain — Man, 65, injured in crash
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FatalEMS  3/22/07: Singapore — Crane breaks down on KL highway, then...
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3/21/07: St. Louis, Missouri — Construction Crane Topples Over At SLU
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EMS  3/20/07: Yuma, Arizona — Crane Tips Over, Crushes Worker
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EMS  3/20/07: Aventura, Florida — Crane Topples At Aventura Construction Site
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Dummy  3/17/07: Pueblo, Colorado — Crane driver cited in bridge mishap
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EMS  3/16/07: Indianapolis, Indiana — Crane tips injuring IPL worker
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3/16/07: Netherlands — Another accident at Antwerp port
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Fatal  3/14/07: Canada — Dry docks employee killed in accident
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3/14/07: Man killed as crane collapses at former St. Catharines dry dock
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3/15/07: Crane operator leaves family behind
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3/21/07: Crane operator's body in wreckage for three days
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3/12/08: Woman still seeking answers and trying to cope one year after husband's workplace death
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3/12/08: Charges laid in dry docks death
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Keyword Relativity: port, weller, dry, clyde, crushed, Mike Damiano, travelling, jib, cab, shipbuilding, Upper Lakes Group, Great Lakes Marine and Industrial, inspected, certified, shipyard

3/12/07: Kranoyarsk, Russia — Crane falls down into Yenisei River near Krasnoyarsk
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FatalFatalFatalFatalEMS  3/10/07: Qatar — Four die as crane collapses in Doha
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EMS  3/09/07: United Kingdom — 999 crews rush to scene of crane collapse
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EMS  3/09/07: Grand Junction, Colorado — Crane Crashes
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6/09/07: Crane operator at fault
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7/20/07: Why did the crane really collapse? Photo/Video
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*Fatal  3/09/07: Mobile, Alabama —  Man operating a lift-bucket is electrocuted by high-voltage wires
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This is the 6th AVOIDABLE incident reported to this site this year in which power lines were involved. There were 33 incidents reported to this site in 2006, 38 in 2005, 41 in 2004, 60 in 2003, 33 in 2002 and 35 in 2001. Again, all were avoidable. Just don't work cranes near energized power lines.

Power line contact is the most frequent cause of crane accidents, yet they are the easiest to prevent. LOOK up and live!

Fatal  3/08/07: Nampa, Idaho — Man killed in Nampa crane accident
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FatalEMS  3/08/07: United Kingdom — Crane horror: 1 dead, 1 critical
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4/16/08: Widow hits out at factory safety risks after husband crushed to death
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EMS  3/08/07: United Kingdom — Lorry's crane slices into bus
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Fatal  3/07/07: California — Local man killed Monday by dragonfly statue
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EMS  3/07/07: Martinsville, Virginia — Man hit by crane (Outriggers not fully deployed)
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3/07/07: Council Bluffs, Iowa — Crane tips over at viaduct construction site
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3/02/07: Persekutuan, Malaysia — Crane falls on rail tracks; 10,000 passengers stranded
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3/01/07: United Kingdom — Gibraltar at a standstill as crane hits bridge
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