Project to replace the generator was in progress. Accident occurred when they were rigging out the old generator stator (weighs 500 tons, 2x heavier than the Monticello generator stator). Failure occurred when over the railroad bay and the stator dropped 55 feet. Not sure exactly what failed but you can see in the bottom pictures […]
Summary: About 8:00 am 02/03/03 ***** personal began to set up the 50-ton rough terrain crane at the oil barge dock to unload cargo for the ***** project. After the crane was positioned approximately 8′ from the edge of the bulkhead and all pre-lift checks had been made with dry run we proceeded to lift
Construction Industry Program Incident Report: Truck-mounted Concrete Placing Boom Overturns Category: Cranes & hoists Sub-category: Concrete placing equipment Relevant to: All construction sectors, concreting contractors, truckmounted concrete boom pump owners and operators Date of Issue: 22 January 2003 Reference No: 03: 001 Authorised by: Geoff Thomas, Construction Industry Program Director Incident
