Anyone connected to a job site is at risk of death or serious injury, especially when one considers that 10% of all fatal crane accidents take place when a crane is being transported from one site to another, and is not even in active use. If a crane accident results in serious injury ...
Accident summaries from the OSHA accident database for truck cranes (OSHA, 2011) were reviewed to determine the types of accident that occur with truck cranes. Records were classified according to six accident scenarios and an "other" category. The inspection record numbers by category are shown ...
Accident summaries from the OSHA accident database for crawler cranes were reviewed to determine the types of accident that occur with crawler cranes. Records were classified according to the following categories: accidents involving falling crane components, accidents involving a falling load, accidents ...