A Melbourne family were lucky to escape injury after a crane collapsed onto their home, crushing half of the structure. The family watched in terror as the roof of their home in Yarraville caved in as they sat just metres…
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Melbourne Family’s Lucky Escape after Crane Falls on House
Posted in Industry News Tagged with: building site, Construction, Construction Accident, crane collapse, cranes, heavy vehicles
Crane Collapse Incident – Operator Fined for Overloading
The collapse of an overloaded crane has resulted in the crane operator being fined $4400. A worker was injured when the overloaded crane collapsed whilst working on a 4 storey commercial building in Karratha. The crane was lifting concrete panels…
Posted in Industry News Tagged with: Crane, crane collapse, operator, WH&S, whitecard, workplace health and safety
Adelaide Crane Accident Claims Workers Life
Another crane accident has occurred, this time on the Darlington roadworks in Adelaide, claiming the life of a 35 year old man. The man was a contractor working at the site when he was run over by the crane. He…
Posted in Industry News Tagged with: builders, building, Construction, Crane, crane accident, crane collapse, ohs, safety news, WH&S, whitecard, workplace health and safety
Construction Giant Pays after Worker Nearly Crushed on Worksite
An Australian building giant was slapped with a $280,000 fine over safety violations discovered after a terrifying crash between a crane and an elevated work platform on a major roadway construction site. A long investigation ensued conducted by safety regulator…
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Watch What Happens When A Crane Collapses On A Construction Site
Crane collapses have become a regular occurrence with the latest one happening on a building site at Breakfast Creek in Brisbane. A drilling crane collapsed on a development site, crushing several cars. The video below shows us what happens when…
Posted in Videos Tagged with: builders, building, Construction, Crane, crane collapse, whitecard, workplace health and safety
Company Fined for Crane Collapse
After an investigation into the 2015 crane collapse at 42 Balston Street, Southbank, WorkSafe has charged the crane hire company with 2 breaches of the Occupation Health and Safety Act 2004. On its website WorkSafe Victoria said it had filed…
Posted in Industry News Tagged with: builders, building, crane collapse, health and safety, White Card, WorkSafe Victoria
Video Highlights Heavy Vehicle Fails
While these heavy equipment fails caught on video are entertaining, they more importantly highlight the high risk nature of heavy equipment operation. While operating heavy machinery and equipment on a construction site is high risk, everyone on site is at…
Posted in Videos Tagged with: Crane, crane collapse, heavy equipment, WH&S, White Card, work health and safety
Construction Workers Injured in Sydney Crane Collapse
A crane collapse in Sydney recently injured 3 men after malfunctioning at a site in the city’s lower north shore. The accident took place on the top of a 20 floor skyscraper, leaving workers stranded 60 metres from the ground.…
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Tragic Manhattan Crane Collapse
New York is known for being a busy construction city, so construction accidents are equally common but the latest one is even more alarming. A construction crane collapsed in lower Manhattan on Friday killed one person and crushing cars parked…
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Massive Manhattan Crane Collapse Caught on Video
A horrific construction crane collapse in Manhattan claimed the life of one bypassing motorist and injured at least 3 people. Workers were in the process of lowering the crane in high winds when the 152m boom fell onto parked cars…
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