Thursday, March 11th, 2010

Firefighters from Los Angeles Fire Department responded to a worker accident yesterday, where two workers were reportedly stuck in the basket of a 50 foot high hydraulic boom.
Apparently, the workers were conducting repairs on a nearby radio tower, but the equipment faltered during the repair. The worker accident, which involved two workers, required additional assistance [...]

Tower cranes are essential to the construction, maintenance, and repair of skyscrapers and other tall buildings. But not until recently did most states pass laws regulating tower cranes and their operators. Unfortunately, tower cranes can cause serious injury or even death when something goes wrong. For example, in one case a man was killed while [...]