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Crane Related Accidents
May 2011

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Reports By Company Name
May Reports Received: 11
May Deaths: 5
Accident Reports Received for 2011: 57
Deaths to date for 2011: 60
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.

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Reports — May 2011

Fatal  5/31/11: Congress, Arizona — Man killed by crane at quarry
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FatalFatal  5/27/11: Knoxville, Tennessee — 2nd worker dies at Henley Bridge
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5/27/11: Homer, Alaska — Boom truck goes over in Alaska
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EMS  5/19/11: Muskegon, Michigan — Man trapped on tipped-over crane at Torresen Marine on Muskegon Lake
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Fatal  Power Line Incident  5/13/11: Tampa, Florida — Tampa Electric contractor electrocuted on the job
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EMS  5/10/11: Chicago, Illinois — 2 construction workers hurt in crane accident
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EMS  5/10/11: Japan — Workers injured in Kanagawa crane accident
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EMS  5/10/11: Canada — One injured after crane accident in pine pass
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Fatal  Power Line Incident  5/09/11: Jacksonville, Florida — Crane operator killed in 2nd Jacksonville electrocution in 3 weeks
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EMS  5/09/11: Chicago, Illnois — Toppling crane injures 2 on South Side
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EMS  5/01/11: Garwin, Iowa — 1 injured in crane accident in Iowa
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