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Not the first crane accident for city, or equipment owner 12:45 , AP The crane is owned by the New York Crane & Equipment Corp., one of the city’s most widely used crane providers, officials said.
[3] [4] A safety inspector was filming construction of the stadium on that day and captured the collapse on video as it occurred. Wind speeds were between 20 and 21 miles per hour (32 and 34 km/h), with gusts of up to 26 to 27 miles per hour (42 to 43 km/h), at the time of the collapse. [ 4 ]
It also aired on Discovery Kids in the United Kingdom in 2005, on the now-defunct Qubo in the United States until August 31, 2014, and a French-language version airs on TFO in Ontario and on channels in Quebec. The episodes were put on direct-to-video tapes released by the Disney-owned Buena Vista Home Video in the U.S.
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Occupational Safety Equipment There are many methods of preventing or reducing industrial injuries, including anticipation of problems by risk assessment , safety training, control banding , personal protective equipment safety guards, mechanisms on machinery, and safety barriers.
An embankment dam in Nakuru County, Kenya, burst during heavy rains, killing at least 48 people. [97] May 7, 2020: Visakhapatnam gas leak. A gas leakage accident at LG Polymers chemical plant in Gopala samudram, Vizag. The leakage had spread over a radius of about 3 km, affecting the nearby areas and villages. 11 were killed and more than 1000 ...
An employee should be assigned to inspect equipment to insure proper safety. Equipment should have lights and reflectors if intended for night use. The glass in the cab of the equipment must be safety glass in some countries. [74] [75] The equipment must be used for its intended task at all times on the job site to insure workers' safety.
The report said "the main reason for the accident is the strong winds while the crane was in a wrong position". [37] An engineer for the Saudi Binladin Group said that the crane was erected in "an extremely professional way", and the accident was an "act of God". [38]