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Crane Related Accidents |
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| November Reports Received: 31
November Deaths: 7 Accident Reports Received for 2008: 377 Deaths to date for 2008: 187 Late reports are included in the above numbers. The above numbers are global. Statistics for prior years |
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| Enhanced Reports — November 2008 |
| 11/29/08: New Delhi, India — Another mishap at Metro site as crane overturns | Cache Copy | |
 11/26/08: Port of Whitman County, Washington — Idaho man killed in industrial accident| Cache Copy | |
| 11/25/08: India — Violence erupts at shipyard after crane kills worker | Cache Copy | |
 11/25/08: Iowa — Worker OK Following Wind Farm Accident| Cache Copy | |
  11/25/08: Jackson Hole, Wyoming — Crane knocks power out on Town Square| Cache Copy | This is the 56th AVOIDABLE incident reported to this site this year in which power lines were involved. There were 46 incidents reported to this site in 2007, 36 in 2006, 38 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! |
| 11/24/08: Lynchburg, Virginia — Worker taken to hospital after construction accident | Cache Copy | |
| 11/21/08: Avalon Manor, New Jersey — Marina Accident Injures Crane Operator | Cache Copy | Photos |
| 11/21/08: Galveston, Texas — Accident halts causeway traffic | Cache Copy | This is the 55th AVOIDABLE incident reported to this site this year in which power lines were involved. There were 46 incidents reported to this site in 2007, 36 in 2006, 38 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! |
| 11/18/08: Greenwood Village, Colorado — Crane operator killed in Greenwood Village | Cache Copy | |
| 11/18/08: Milwaukee, Wisconsin — Coast Guard responds to oil spill after crane tumbles into river | Cache Copy | |
| 11/18/08: Illinois — Driver extricated after taxi strikes parked crane | Cache Copy | Photo |
| 11/17/08: New Zealand — Man killed in crane accident | Cache Copy | 11/17/08 update: Operator hit by flying bolt | Cache Copy | |
| 11/16/08: Philippines — 1 dead, 3 hurt in Batangas road accident | Cache Copy | Police authorities identified the fatality as one Delia Panganiban, 42 years old. The report said the police are now following the trail of Ronnie Macatangay, the driver of the crane who escaped after the incident. Initial investigation showed Macatangay lost control of the vehicle, resulting to the accident |
| 11/15/08: Center Point, Alabama — Crane falls on home | Cache Copy | Video |
| 11/15/08: Calumet City, Illinois — Worker crushed to death at steel company | Cache Copy | |
| 11/14/08: Cleveland, Tennessee — Serious Industrial Accident At Peyton's | Cache Copy | |
| 11/13/08: Marco Island, Florida — Crane opertor leaves Marco without power | Cache Copy | This is the 54th AVOIDABLE incident reported to this site this year in which power lines were involved. There were 46 incidents reported to this site in 2007, 36 in 2006, 38 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! |
| 11/13/08: Blue Ridge, Georgia — Industrial crane damaged by fire | Cache Copy | |
| 11/11/08: Eddyville, Kentucky — Crane Falls From Semi, Blocks On-Ramp To I-24 At WK Parkway Westbound | Cache Copy | |
| 11/11/08: United Kingdom — Man crushed to death after freak wind sends crane spinning as Britain is lashed by wet weather | Cache Copy | Photo |
| 11/10/08: Fort Myers, Florida — Crane falls over in downtown Fort Myers | Cache Copy | Photo |
| 11/10/08: Charlotte, North Carolina — Metal Beams Fall From Uptown Construction Site | Cache Copy | |
| 11/10/08: Australia — Toppled crane cuts power to Terrigal | Cache Copy | This is the 53rd AVOIDABLE incident reported to this site this year in which power lines were involved. There were 46 incidents reported to this site in 2007, 36 in 2006, 38 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! |
| 11/09/08: United Arab Emirates — Fallen crane removed; SZR scheduled to be opened by 12.30pm | Cache Copy | Photo |
| 11/08/08: Buffalo, New York — Crane mishap posed no danger | Cache Copy | |
| 11/07/08: Statesboro, Georgia — Crane tips over in Statesboro | Cache Copy | Photo |
| 11/07/08: United Kingdom — Fallen crane wrecks new home | Cache Copy | Photos (5) |
| 11/05/08: Rome, Georgia — Crane fall victim in critical condition at Erlanger | Cache Copy | |
| 11/04/08: Battle Creek, Michigan — Bay City Man Hospitalized In Crane Accident | Cache Copy | |
| 11/04/08: Montville, Connecticut — Crane tips over on Route 2A | Cache Copy | 11/05/08: Roads Reopened after Crane Overturned | Cache Copy | Photo 11/06/08: Video News | Cache Copy | |
| 11/01/08: Salisbury, North Carolina — Crane overturns at construction site; operator leaves scene | Cache Copy | |
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