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Yesterday July 10 a tower crane collapsed in Rotterdam on top of the building it was working. The operator was killed. The crane was a topless tower crane. It broke off just under the operator cabin. It was the same type of crane as the two New York accidents earlier this year, March 30 and May 15....
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Scottitude said:
After the most recent NYC incident a reporter interviewed the deceased operators long-time coworker/friend who said that that his buddy,... read more
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thyme said:
Um.. Jeeps, youre talking to someone involved (be it superficially) in the making of the cranes here watch your language!... read more
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Jeeps said:
True,There have been two crane failures and resulting fatalities in NY this year.I guess they don't make cranes like they... read more
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Libertine said:
I've read of this happening twice in New York City in the last year or so. read more
on How unsafe are topless tower cranes?
This crane was new. It was a WT 300 e-Tronic that had been imported from Germany 23 august 2007.I agree... read more
on How unsafe are topless tower cranes?