Wow, amazing that nobody was killed or seriously injured. The crane operator must have been thrown around when that cab toppled over. The one guy was late to wake up to the fact that the crane was falling right on his head and narrowly missed getting squashed like a bug.
That isn't a very heavy load for a crane that size. The boom and jib were out, but not excessively so.
I remember when a lady caught trapped under a crane-—years ago-—horrifying,but she made it.
NYC,I think.
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More 3rd world projects?
Two days prior to the collapse, St. Petersburg police tweeted that construction on the new headquarters was “on time and under budget.”
Not anymore...
It does appear that the operator was booming down before the crane toppled. The load should have been lowered for that procedure.
The load was well within limits of the winch, but the lift radius was indeed excessive, otherwise she would not have tipped.
Some very lucky people there, really close call.
It’s a miracle no one was seriously hurt. If you look closely, you can see the crane operator jumping clear of the crane and the crane falling on him, but he managed to walk away unscathed.
Obviously it was out too far.
The video doesn’t seem to show the start of the lift, but lifting something that is already elevated and lowering it is one of the most dangerous things a crane can do.
If it lifts something on the ground and it starts to go over they can just put it back down, but that is not possible with lifting from an elevated spot and then lowering to the ground.
Cee BS fake news. That in no way is a “giant crane”. /s
He never stopped running after the crane hit. He was still running at the lower right corner at the end of the video. Probably looking for the nearest porta potty.
“The Tampa Bay Times reports the crane was carrying a scissor lift weighing about 1,000 pounds”
A scissor lift that weighs 1000 pounds? I’ve never seen one that tiny
It’s a good ting they had their construction helmets on. /sarcasm
Miller Park Big Blue collapse
ROTFL
When the headline first seen the image came to mind this was a flying crane which had collapsed. Now, realizing ‘twas one used for construction, feel more than a little foolish.
That dude in the bottom right corner is still running!