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Crane Related Accidents |
| About | Dead Link | About | Cache Copy | Cache Copy N/A | By Company Name December Reports Received: 13 December Deaths: 10 Accident Reports Received for 2001: 161 Deaths to date for 2001: 107 Late reports are included in the above numbers. The above numbers are global. Statistics for prior years
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| Enhanced Reports — December 2001 |
 12/27/01: Auburn, New York — Three workers were injured when the roof they were constructing collapsed on Tuesday (18th).The injured men were working for Cristantiello Construction Co, Inc., putting the final roof truss in place at Taro Manufacturing, Co., Inc. The 800-pound truss hit another causing the roof and walls to cave in. Those injured were Paul Querns (hand injury), Norm Taylor, (head injury) Jim Sanders (ankle injury). All three were hospitalized but released by Tuesday night. Reportedly, Auburn Crane and Rigging was doing the lifting. |
 12/26/01: Georgetown, Kentucky — Accident at Toyota kills man Sunday| Dead Link | | Cache Copy | The operator was James Cline, of local 181. |
| 12/26/01: Tianshui, China — Falling crane kills 5, many injured, in Chinese school | Dead Link | | Cache copy N/A | From the BBC News w/small photo | Cache Copy | |
| 12/26/01: Blount County, Tennessee — Alcoa worker seriously injured | Cache Copy | |
| 12/21/01: Philomath, Oregon — Philomath man injured in logging accident | Dead Link | | Cache Copy N/A | A Philomath man was injured Saturday in an industrial logging accident according to Lincoln County Sheriff's reports, a crew from Bruer's Contract Cutting of Philomath was attempting to set up a crane in a logging operation, and while doing so, a cable snapped. The crane boom collapsed and fell on Donald Hamilton, age unknown, of Philomath. Hamilton was struck on the back and complained that he had no feeling in his leg. He was transported to Good Samaritan Hospital in Corvallis, where he was treated and released. |
12/20/01: Location unknown — A crew was erecting precast wall when the lifting lugs failed.As per the report sender, "It seems it was an engineering problem rather than a rigging problem. The crane is a 100 ton Link-Belt. The panel was removed without any further harm." See photos (3) (100 ton Link-Belt) |
 12/17/01: Wellington, Texas — Sign worker electrocutedAn Amarillo man died Thursday night when he was electrocuted while working on a sign. Thomas Franklin Bittle, 40, an employee of Hoarel Sign Co. in Amarillo, was working on the Dairy Queen sign in Wellington out of a bucket on a hydraulic lift when he apparently was electrocuted at about 7 p.m., according to Collingsworth County Sheriff's Department Deputy Steve Hartman. The deputy said Bittle was taken by ambulance to Collingsworth General Hospital, where he died. This is the 35th (AVOIDABLE!) incident reported to this site this year in which power lines were involved. Again, all were avoidable. Just don't work cranes near energized power lines. |
| 12/17/01: Lutz, Florida — Roofer killed as boom hits power line | Cache Copy | A 45-year-old man is killed and another worker is in critical condition at Tampa General Hospital. Trees and power lines left little room to maneuver the boom, officials at the scene said. Photo of crane boom touching power lines This is the 34th (AVOIDABLE!) incident reported to this site this year in which power lines were involved. Again, all were avoidable. Just don't work cranes near energized power lines. |
| 12/17/01: Belfast, Ireland — Teenager electrocuted when crane contacted power line. | Dead Link | | Cache Copy N/A | This is the 33rd (AVOIDABLE!) incident reported to this site this year in which power lines were involved. Again, all were avoidable. Just don't work cranes near energized power lines. |
| 12/12/01: Franklin, New Hampshire — Only minor injuries after crane drops roof on home | Dead Link | | Cache Copy N/A | |
| 12/10/01: Vancouver, Canada — Man killed after falling from lifeboat being removed from freighter | Dead Link | | Cache Copy N/A | |
| 12/08/01: LaPlace, Louisiana — Overturned crane closes I-10 westbound | Dead Link | | Cache Copy N/A | The crane's driver, William D. Lauga, sustained knee and internal injuries when his crane overturned onto its roof as Lauga was trying to pass a tractor-trailer which had stopped on the highway's right shoulder. The crane truck, owned by B&G Cranes of Metairie, blocked both I-10 westbound lanes, part of the highway's median and its shoulder, state police said. |
| 12/08/01: Chicago, Illinois — Crane accident ties up rush hour traffic | Cache Copy | Small photos |
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