Tadano Crane Accident

The accident involved a Tadano Crane working along side a live Railroad track. The job entailed removing and rebuilding the super structure of the bridge overhead. While pouring concrete for the footings and piers, the bank gave way under the weight and pressure from the crane.

The crane was a 35ton Tadano RT; with approximately 90 feet of boom extended. The machine tipped over after the bank of the small creek gave way. The outrigger beams were forced into the ground about 4 feet, the boom spanned the small creek and the operators cab is almost upside down. There were no injuries or deaths with this mishap. However there was an environmental concern with the leaking fuel and oils into the running creek. Overall the main concern was the difficulty in uprighting the machine, due mostly in part to lack of working room and the live railroad.

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