OSHA’s summary of 27-year-old Jorge De La Torre’s death says on April 4, around 4:30 in the afternoon, “an employee working ...
One worker was killed in the accident which also saw a tower crane section fall onto traffic in an active roadway below.
Two construction workers were installing a section on a tower crane on April 4 when a support cable failed and the platform ...
Courageous Kids Climbing returns to Bakersfield next week and is seeking young participants. The McCall, Idaho-based group hosts events around the country, offering a free day of climbing for children ...
Bricklayer climbs down from crane after protest in Pavia over unpaid wages. An episode of high tension occurred in Pavia, ...
The work requires climbing tall objects and edifices – often flagpoles and towers – to install, repair, paint, maintain or ...
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Why Things Fall Off Cranes
Rigging” is the term used to describe all the steps we go through to attach a load to a crane so it can be suspended and moved. And, like all human endeavors, rigging is prone to error. Some of the ...
Police were trying to talk down eight protesters who climbed a crane at Heathrow Airport's Terminal Five building site. The demonstrators, believed to be campaigning against increasing air travel ...