Wednesday, April 4, 2012

Crane accident

  • NEW YORK — New York City officials say the boom of a crane at a subway construction site came off and crashed to the ground, killing one person and injuring four others.
  • (Huffington Post)
  • The boom of a crane set up at a subway construction site came perilously off its base and crashed to the ground, injuring five people Tuesday night, city officials said.
  • (Newsday)
  • Five people were injured in a crane accident on a construction site connected to the extension of the 7 subway line on the West Side of Manhattan Tuesday evening, officials said.
  • (msnbc.com)
  • NEW YORK -- Fire officials say a crane collapse at a Manhattan construction site has injured three workers. It happened just before 7:30 p.m. at a construction site at 34th Street and 11th Avenue above the 7 line subway extension.
  • (Abc Local Web)
  • NEW YORK, April 3 (UPI) -- Two large pieces of a crane came crashing down at a Manhattan construction one section was 80 feet long and the other was 40 feet long. The accident occurred just before 7:30 p.m.
  • (United Press International)
  • The cause of the collapse is not yet known but officials are investigating an issue with the rear of the crane. Fire Chief William Seelig said that the department was told that a cable had snapped. "On behalf of the entire M.T.A.
  • (Nymag.com)
  • The FDNY says two huge pieces of the giant crane became dislodged and fell in the accident. No word yet from the MTA on what caused the collapse, which took place at approximately 7:20 p.m..
  • (Gothamist.com)
  • NEW YORK, NY, March 24, 2012 /24-7PressRelease/-- Operators of soaring cranes may be able to get their license without any prior experience working in New York City.
  • (24-7PressRelease.com)
  • State safety officials have issued significant citations in an accident that toppled a crane and a portion of a carnival park ride at the Scandia Family Fun Center in North Highlands last year.
  • (Sacramento Bee)
  • Dana Lowe, a 53-year-old subcontractor for steel erector CSE Inc., based in Williston, Vt., died on March 14 in a crane-related accident at a Hanover Inn hotel construction site in Hanover, N.H.
  • (McGraw Construction)

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