Tower crane accidents are very dangerous events. A crane is
usually hundreds of feet tall and the weight of it is also very substantial.
You can imagine what a machine that consists of steel and concrete and is
bigger than any building will weigh. This means that you need to make sure that
no accidents happen and that all of your equipment is working properly.
The
easiest way to do this is to check everything properly and having the right
people. If the records are maintained correctly and the cranes are inspected in
a timely and proper manner you will be able to use these machines safely.
Recently there have been some tower crane accident. One
happened in Germany where sadly the crane fell down and ended up killing
people. It fell down on a shopping Centre and also caused the roof of the
center to collapse. The concrete weights fell down and killed a man who was
shopping for groceries.
Another accident involved something different; there
was a huge fire below the crane which trapped the operator on top of the arm of
the crane. A helicopter had to be dispatched and this helicopter rescued the
person just in time. Similar accidents are known to happen in places where
cranes are not inspected properly.
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