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| About | Dead Links | About | Cache Copy | Cache Copy N/A | Reports | By Company Name | May Reports Received: 10 May Deaths: 3 Accident Reports Received for 2001: 57 Deaths to date for 2001: 16 Late reports are included in the above numbers. The above numbers are global. Statistics for prior years
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05/25/01: Miami, Florida — It is reported a Lorain MC790 boom fell. This was right after a heavy rainstorm. No details on boom length or injuries, but it is reported that the operator was in the cab. Hopefully, more information about the incident will come in later. |
05/25/01: Miami, Florida — Mechanical failure — controlled incident Operator Alert! Critical checkpoint, potential hazard, warnings, etc. Typical AlertIt is reported that a GCI crane was working on Collins Avenue in Miami Beach with 125' main and a 55' jib when a mechanical problem developed. The operator said he lost both boom functions. While towering the crane down for further inspection, about half-way down the boom started to run. Thankfully, the area was cleared prior to this and there were minimal damages and no injuries. The incident is still under investigation to determine the exact cause of the mechanical malfunction. Update: We dismantled the boom hoist today. The main shaft broke right where it enters the planetary gears. It was obvious this is the weak point of the unit as the shaft is 1 1/2" in diameter and is machined down to almost 3/4" where it is splined for the planetaries. This failure is rare but not unheard of. We called around and learned of three other duplicate incidents. With the age of our machines we are now checking the other GCI and tracking down replacement hoists or at least new shafts for the others. The angle of the break explained why it didn't just freefall, it was partially grabbing all the way down. Doyle, if you would, put a heads up notice by our report for other GCI owners with my email if they have any questions. For questions, contact Bill Titus: btitus@mindspring.com |
 05/18/01: Durango, Colorado — Crane kills 17-year-old boy| Dead Link | | Cache Copy | 05/19/01 Update: Boy killed at well was working illegally | Dead Link | | Cache Copy N/A | Luis Carlos Sotelo was killed Thursday, probably instantly, when the crane's ball fell 50 feet and hit him in the head and shoulder, said Lt. Dan Bender of the La Plata County Sheriff's Office. It is also reported the crane was a 35 ton Lorain. |
 05/17/01: Long Island, New York — Crane hits Long Island train.| Dead Link | | Cache Copy N/A | |
| 05/17/01: Huntington Beach, California — Construction worker crushed to death by crane | Dead Link | | Cache Copy below | A construction worker was crushed to death Wednesday when part of a crane fell on him, authorities said. Raymond Paul Corder, Jr., 45, of San Gabriel was declared dead just after 3:15 p.m. at a construction site at Beach Boulevard and Pacific Coast Highway. A section of the crane came loose while it was being unloaded from a truck, a Fire Department spokeswoman said. A second worker was taken to UCI Medical Center in Orange with internal injuries, she said. According to The Orange County Register, Mr. Corder, died immediately from massive head trauma. Another 46-year-old man was taken to UCI Medical Center in Orange. It is also reported that the cranes were leased and delivered to the site by Bragg Crane & Rigging. According to the report Morrow Crane Company, Inc. owns the equipment. 2/03/04 update: California FACE Report — Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Program | Cache Copy | Story by Inland Empire News Link | Dead Link | | Cache Copy N/A | LA Times story | Dead Link | | Cache Copy N/A | 05/18/01: Work resumes after fatal accident | Dead Link | | Cache Copy below | Construction crews resumed work on a $160 million Hyatt resort Thursday, a day after a section of a crane rolled off a flatbed truck and crushed one worker. A representative of contractor PCL Construction Services said the company will not delay work on the project, scheduled for completion in late 2002. The California Division of Occupational Safety and Health and the Huntington Beach Fire Department are investigating the accident. About 40 workers continued building the foundation, said Andy Curd, vice president of the construction company. “This is a real tragedy, but we're moving forward,” Curd said. “The best therapy, I think, is for everyone to continue working.” Raymond Paul Corder Jr., 45, of San Gabriel died from head trauma, according to the Orange County Coroner's Office. Another injured worker, a 46-year-old man whose name was not released, was in good condition at UCI Medical Center in Orange. |
 05/15/01: Delray, Florida —
I-95 crash knocks down power line, closing all lanes in Delray| Dead Link | | Cache Copy below | NOTE: This one gets a Dummy Award The Florida State Highway Patrol reported a construction crane snagged power lines on Interstate 95 nead Delray, knocking them down across the highway and onto several vehicles. No injuries were reported. the Hubbard Construction crane, driven by Arthur Soares of Hollywood, Florida. He was unloading metal sheeting for bridge reconstruction on I-95 when he headed south in the median with the crane's boom raised at a 45-degree angle the Highway patrol said. At 1:40 p.m., the crane's boom caught the power lines and a support cable running across the highway and brought them down across all lanes of traffic, a trooper's report said. David Schofield, of Georgia, was heading north on I-95 when he saw a power line and broken wooden utility pole heading straight for his semi-trailer truck. “I wasn't worried as much about the wire as I was the pole coming at me,” he said. The power line ended up draped across the front of his truck, inches from the windshield, while the shredded piece of pole was dragged underneath his truck. Power lines also hit a northbound pickup and a semi-trailer truck traveling south, the Highway Patrol report said. The gridlock extended to other north-south roads where traffic was diverted. Northbound traffic was forced to exit at Linton Boulevard and diverted to U.S. Highway 1, while southbound traffic exited at Atlantic Avenue and was re-routed through Congress Avenue. However, drivers were exiting I-95 in Boynton Beach to avoid the slow traffic and found themselves in another morass on bumper-to-bumper Congress Avenue. This is the 9th power line accident reported to this site this year. Again, all were avoidable. |
| 05/10/01: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania — Worker hurt when section of crane falls near airport | Dead Link | | Cache Copy below | A construction worker was injured yesterday when a section of a crane fell on him near Philadelphia International Airport. Police said Angelo Aceveno, 24, was working under the crane when the accident occurred about 3 p.m. Police said the location was in a construction site off the southbound lanes of Interstate 95 near the feeder road into the airport's arrivals area. Aceveno was taken to the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania with chest trauma, and his condition was listed as fair. |
05/04/01: Princess Anne, Maryland — Bishopville crane operator electrocutedThis is the 8th power line accident reported to this site this year. Again, all were avoidable. Just follow one simple safety rule. DO NOT work cranes near energized power lines. What's so difficult about obeying that safety rule? |
05/04/01: Boston, Massachusetts — Crane collapses into Boston Harbor | Dead Link | | Cache Copy N/A | A 60-foot crane fell off a barge and landed in the water in East Boston. Crews are still working to remove the crane.See Video | Dead Link | Due to dead links, this is all we have on this incident. |
| 05/01/01: Springfield, Tennessee — Worker cut free from crane after machine tips over in quarry | Cache Copy | |