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Crane Related Accidents |
| About | Dead Links | About | Cache Copy | Cache Copy N/A | Reports | By Company Name | June Reports Received: 30 June Deaths: 16 Accident Reports Received for 2006: 159 Deaths to date for 2006: 57 Late reports are included in the above numbers. The above numbers are global. Statistics for prior years
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| Enhanced Reports — June 2006 |
| 6/29/06: Aspen, Colorado — Crane crashes at Rio Grande | Cache Copy | PHOTO |
| 6/28/06: Coral Gables, Florida — Coral Gables crane accident closes roads | Cache Copy | Video 6/30/06: The crane that fell in Coral Gables Tuesday wasn't properly secured | Cache Copy | If the owner of the crane, George's Cranes based in Doral, is found to be negligent, the company could be brought before the city's construction regulation board where it could face a fine of up to $5,000 and the possibility of being banned from future work in the Gables. A man who answered the phone at George's Cranes declined to comment. |
 6/27/06: St. Francisville, Louisiana — Crane falls, crushes man in St. Francisville| Cache Copy | |
 6/23/06: Livermore, California — Crane Collapses Near Livermore, 1 Dead| Cache Copy | Story w/photo | Cache Copy | 6/24/06: State continues to probe crane fatality in East Bay | Cache Copy | 9/15/06: Fines levied | Cache Copy | This is the 21st AVOIDABLE incident reported to this site this year in which power lines were involved. There were 38 incidents reported to this site in 2005, 41 in 2004, 60 in 2003, 33 in 2002 and 35 in 2001. Again, all were avoidable. Just don't work cranes near energized power lines. Power line contact is the most frequent cause of crane accidents, yet they are the easiest to prevent. LOOK up and live! |
| 6/23/06: Washington Township, New Jersey — Electrician plunges to his death | Cache Copy | |
| 6/21/06: United Kingdom — Man killed in industrial accident | Cache Copy | |
 6/21/06: Washington DC — Crane Collapses On Truck In Northwest D.C.| Cache Copy | |
 6/20/06: Bremerton, Washington — Power went out across Puget Sound Naval Shipyard and Naval Base Kitsap in Bremerton Thursday morning after a crane hit electrical lines.| Registration req'd | This is the 20th AVOIDABLE incident reported to this site this year in which power lines were involved. There were 38 incidents reported to this site in 2005, 41 in 2004, 60 in 2003, 33 in 2002 and 35 in 2001. Again, all were avoidable. Just don't work cranes near energized power lines. Power line contact is the most frequent cause of crane accidents, yet they are the easiest to prevent. LOOK up and live! |
| 6/19/06: United Kingdom — Boys hit by crane outside school | Cache Copy | |
| 6/13/06: Palm Beach, Florida — Crane accident kills construction worker Police say man working on barge in Intracoastal Waterway was pinned when a cable snapped. | Cache Copy | |
| 6/18/06: Norfolk, Virginia — Crane falls on Oceanfront store | Cache Copy | PHOTO |
| 6/14/06: Victoria, Texas — TnT Crane and Rigging accident See PHOTO & related story... |
| 6/14/06: New Zealand — Crane boom crushes Fieldays stalls and truck | Cache Copy | |
| 6/13/06: Fort Lauderdale, Florida — Worker crushed after scaffolding falls at new Trump tower in Lauderdale | Cache Copy | |
| 6/13/06: Australia — Wharfie, 60, crushed to death by steel | Cache Copy | |
 6/13/06: Dallas, Texas — Crane damages Dallas overpass| Cache Copy | PHOTO/VIDEO |
| 6/10/06: Santa Monica, California — Crane accident causes pier commotion | Cache Copy | |
| 6/09/06: United Kingdom — Crane cuts power supply for 12 hours | Cache Copy | This is the 19th AVOIDABLE incident reported to this site this year in which power lines were involved. There were 38 incidents reported to this site in 2005, 41 in 2004, 60 in 2003, 33 in 2002 and 35 in 2001. Again, all were avoidable. Just don't work cranes near energized power lines. Power line contact is the most frequent cause of crane accidents, yet they are the easiest to prevent. LOOK up and live! |
| 6/09/06: Romania — Crane collapse kills five | Cache Copy | One of the persons trapped in the cabin of the crane that collapsed on a tugboat and on another floating crane thursday was found dead, raising the death toll to five. |
| 6/09/06: Ocean City, Maryland — Crane accident shuts down bridge | Cache Copy | PHOTO |
| 6/08/06: United Kingdom — Two tonne load dangles as crane bolt breaks | Cache Copy | |
| 6/07/06: Al Barsha, India — One person dies as crane collapses Dubai - 07 June: One person died and another was seriously injured when a crane at a construction site in Al Barsha collapsed on to a building that was being used as a temporary canteen and accommodation for workers. A 31-year-old Indian man from Kerala, A Mohammed, who was praying in the building at the time of the accident, died at the scene, when the crane collapsed on the building, crushing its sheet-metal roof. Mohammed sustained massive head injuries. The crane operator was seriously injured and was taken to Al Rashid Hospital in Dubai by police helicopter. An official of Al Sharafi National Contracting said: “He is undergoing treatment at Al Rashid Hospital. Hopefully, he is recovering.” Another crane was used to remove the debris from the shed. Three labourers were in the building at the time of the incident.Two were uninjured. A labourer, who did not wish to be named, said: “A number of workers who were in the building had a narrow escape — the crane did not crush the areas of the building in which they were at the time of the accident.” The construction site is situated behind Mall of Emirates. An official from the Dubai Police came to inspect the scene of the accident and said that technical experts will analyse the accident. They will also check the crane operator's licence. A worker at the scene said that they were taking a break at an adjacent construction site at 1pm when the incident occurred. “We heard a loud noise.There were not many workers on the side to which the crane fell. If it had fallen in the opposite direction many would have been injured,” he said. |
| 6/06/06: Dover Township, New Jersey — Crane mishap causes power outage | Cache Copy | This is the 18th AVOIDABLE incident reported to this site this year in which power lines were involved. There were 38 incidents reported to this site in 2005, 41 in 2004, 60 in 2003, 33 in 2002 and 35 in 2001. Again, all were avoidable. Just don't work cranes near energized power lines. Power line contact is the most frequent cause of crane accidents, yet they are the easiest to prevent. LOOK up and live! |
| 6/06/06: Mount Auburn, Illinois — 6 injured in crane accident at Archer Daniels Midland site | Cache Copy | |
| 6/03/06: Port Orange, Florida — Crane falls, hurts driver slightly | Cache Copy | |
| 6/03/06: Colorado Springs, Colorado — CDOT steps in after I-25 accident | Cache Copy | |
| 6/02/06: Spain — Crane smashes into Málaga city centre house | Cache Copy | |
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6/02/06: Geneva, Illinois — Man killed in Geneva job accident | Cache Copy | 8/07/06: Kane County coroner's report. | Cache Copy | |
| 6/02/06: Craig, Colorado — Crane traps driver | Cache Copy | |
| 6/01/06: Athens, Greece — Falling crane kills 2 workers | Cache Copy | |
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