Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
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 ]
How a truck jackknifes. Jackknifing is the folding of an articulated vehicle so that it resembles the acute angle of a folding pocket knife.If a vehicle towing a trailer skids, the trailer can push the towing vehicle from behind until it spins the vehicle around and faces backwards.
Morrow Equipment, which supplied the crane, was cited for a "willful" serious violation which "directly contributed to the collapse" and fined $70,000. The Seattle Police Department is conducting a criminal investigation into the accident. [14] Morrow was cited, because it had approved the removal of pins against recommended practices. [15]
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 ...
Workers inspecting the accident site shortly afterwards. As soon as the accident was reported to it, Metro-North suspended service in the affected area between Marble Hill and Spuyten Duyvil. Passengers on the #781 train, or already waiting at Marble Hill, were taken back to the Yankee Stadium station south of Highbridge Yard and discharged.
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.