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August Reports Received: 46 August Deaths: 13 Accident Reports Received for 2008: 271 Deaths to date for 2008: 126 Late reports are included in the above numbers. The above numbers are global. Statistics for prior years
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| Basic Reports — August 2008 |
 8/28/08: Two injured in Dallas crane accidentPhoto/Video |
| 8/28/08: Crane falls into river FULL TEXT (subscription req'd) | Subscribe Now | |
| 8/27/08: Injuries result after crane strikes train FULL TEXT (subscription req'd) | Subscribe Now | |
| 8/26/08: Crane falls on house FULL TEXT (subscription req'd) | Subscribe Now | |
  8/26/08: Accident injures worker, knocks out power in HillsboroughThis is the 41st AVOIDABLE incident reported to this site this year in which power lines were involved. There were 46 incidents reported to this site in 2007, 36 in 2006, 38 in 2005, 41 in 2004, 60 in 2003, 33 in 2002 and 35 in 2001. Again, all were avoidable. Just don't work cranes near energized power lines. Power line contact is the most frequent cause of crane accidents, yet they are the easiest to prevent. LOOK up and live! FULL TEXT (subscription req'd) | Subscribe Now | |
| 8/26/08: 4 workers survive fall from high crane FULL TEXT (subscription req'd) | Subscribe Now | |
| 8/24/08: Crane Cuts Power Line | Cache Copy | This is the 40th AVOIDABLE incident reported to this site this year in which power lines were involved. There were 46 incidents reported to this site in 2007, 36 in 2006, 38 in 2005, 41 in 2004, 60 in 2003, 33 in 2002 and 35 in 2001. Again, all were avoidable. Just don't work cranes near energized power lines. Power line contact is the most frequent cause of crane accidents, yet they are the easiest to prevent. LOOK up and live! FULL TEXT (subscription req'd) | Subscribe Now | |
| 8/23/08: Truck with crane flips, shutting I-295 for hours FULL TEXT (subscription req'd) | Subscribe Now | |
| 8/23/08: Crane topples onto store, building evacuated, none injured Photos FULL TEXT (subscription req'd) | Subscribe Now | |
| 8/23/08: Crane topples on Burlington waterfront FULL TEXT (subscription req'd) | Subscribe Now | |
 8/22/08: Dancer crushed to death in freak accidentFULL TEXT (subscription req'd) | Subscribe Now | |
| 8/21/08: Crane collapse at dry dock Photos FULL TEXT (subscription req'd) | Subscribe Now | |
| 8/20/08: Chaos after bridge crash FULL TEXT (subscription req'd) | Subscribe Now | |
| 8/20/08: Man killed by power line
This is the 39th AVOIDABLE incident reported to this site this year in which power lines were involved. There were 46 incidents reported to this site in 2007, 36 in 2006, 38 in 2005, 41 in 2004, 60 in 2003, 33 in 2002 and 35 in 2001. Again, all were avoidable. Just don't work cranes near energized power lines. Power line contact is the most frequent cause of crane accidents, yet they are the easiest to prevent. LOOK up and live! FULL TEXT (subscription req'd) | Subscribe Now | |
| 8/19/08: Worker on ship dies in Squamish crane accident FULL TEXT (subscription req'd) | Subscribe Now | |
| 8/19/08: Worker hurt by falling crane counterweight FULL TEXT (subscription req'd) | Subscribe Now | |
| 8/18/08: Man injured as car strikes crane 8/18/08: Man dies after crane road crash FULL TEXT (subscription req'd) | Subscribe Now | |
| 8/17/08: Workman Electrocuted in Jasper
This is the 38th AVOIDABLE incident reported to this site this year in which power lines were involved. There were 46 incidents reported to this site in 2007, 36 in 2006, 38 in 2005, 41 in 2004, 60 in 2003, 33 in 2002 and 35 in 2001. Again, all were avoidable. Just don't work cranes near energized power lines. Power line contact is the most frequent cause of crane accidents, yet they are the easiest to prevent. LOOK up and live! FULL TEXT (subscription req'd) | Subscribe Now | |
| 8/16/08: Mobile crane fire blocks northbound I-5 Photo FULL TEXT (subscription req'd) | Subscribe Now | |
| 8/14/08: 'Goliath Crane' Collapses In Quincy, 1 dead Photos/Video FULL TEXT (subscription req'd) | Subscribe Now | |
| 8/14/08: No One Injured Following JaxPort Crane Collapse Photo FULL TEXT (subscription req'd) | Subscribe Now | |
| 8/13/08: Construction Worker Injured In Crane Accident Photo FULL TEXT (subscription req'd) | Subscribe Now | |
| 8/13/08: A 27-year-old sand quarry worker has been killed in an accident. FULL TEXT (subscription req'd) | Subscribe Now | |
| 8/13/08: Crane smashes into house Photos FULL TEXT (subscription req'd) | Subscribe Now | |
| 8/13/08: Construction worker dies after he's hit by crane FULL TEXT (subscription req'd) | Subscribe Now | |
| 8/12/08: Crane Damages MEASAT 3A At Baikonur FULL TEXT (subscription req'd) | Subscribe Now | |
| 8/12/08: Man Narrowly Avoids Serious Injuries After Debris Falls From Crane Downtown FULL TEXT (subscription req'd) | Subscribe Now | |
| 8/12/08: Crane topples over, concrete block crashes onto cars FULL TEXT (subscription req'd) | Subscribe Now | |
| 8/12/08: Crane incident could have killed worker Photo/Audio FULL TEXT (subscription req'd) | Subscribe Now | |
| 8/12/08: Crane Collapses At New Bern Bridge Project Photo/Video FULL TEXT (subscription req'd) | Subscribe Now | |
| 8/11/08: Labourer plunges to death from high-rise FULL TEXT (subscription req'd) | Subscribe Now | |
| 8/11/08: One dead, two injured on bridge Photo FULL TEXT (subscription req'd) | Subscribe Now | |
| 8/09/08: Crane collapses in Carmel Photos FULL TEXT (subscription req'd) | Subscribe Now | |
| 8/09/08: Two hurt in Aspen crane accident FULL TEXT (subscription req'd) | Subscribe Now | |
| 8/08/08: Plaza crane crash startles onlookers Photo FULL TEXT (subscription req'd) | Subscribe Now | |
| 8/07/08: Crane Falls on Stonewall Street, Hits Tire Shop FULL TEXT (subscription req'd) | Subscribe Now | |
| 8/07/08: Worker Electrocuted while Installing Sign at Fast-Food Restaurant
This is the 37th AVOIDABLE incident reported to this site this year in which power lines were involved. There were 46 incidents reported to this site in 2007, 36 in 2006, 38 in 2005, 41 in 2004, 60 in 2003, 33 in 2002 and 35 in 2001. Again, all were avoidable. Just don't work cranes near energized power lines. Power line contact is the most frequent cause of crane accidents, yet they are the easiest to prevent. LOOK up and live! FULL TEXT (subscription req'd) | Subscribe Now | |
| 8/07/08: Crane falls over embankment Photo FULL TEXT (subscription req'd) | Subscribe Now | |
| 8/06/08: Suspension railway resumes service after accident Photo FULL TEXT (subscription req'd) | Subscribe Now | |
| 8/06/08: Crane crashes into boats Photos FULL TEXT (subscription req'd) | Subscribe Now | |
| 8/05/08: Crane tips over on bridge Photo FULL TEXT (subscription req'd) | Subscribe Now | |
| 8/05/08: Two Window Washers Killed In Fall FULL TEXT (subscription req'd) | Subscribe Now | |
| 8/05/08: Man Falls From Crane FULL TEXT (subscription req'd) | Subscribe Now | |
| 8/05/08: Toppled crane closes part of Road Photo FULL TEXT (subscription req'd) | Subscribe Now | |
| 8/01/08: Crane topples at building site FULL TEXT (subscription req'd) | Subscribe Now | |
| 8/01/08: Storms sheer off crane system, knocks out power FULL TEXT (subscription req'd) | Subscribe Now | |
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