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| August Reports Received: 47
August Deaths: 18 Accident Reports Received for 2008: 272 Deaths to date for 2008: 131 Late reports are included in the above numbers. The above numbers are global. Statistics for prior years |
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| Enhanced Reports — August 2008 |
 8/29/08: Jakarta, Indonesia — Five workers plunge to their deaths| Cache Copy | |
| Keyword Relativity: cable snapped, contractor PT Ron Product International. |
 8/28/08: Dallas, Texas
— Two injured in Dallas crane accident| Cache Copy | Photo/Video |
| Keyword Relativity: Louisiana Crane |
| 8/28/08: Hoboken, New Jersey — Crane falls into river | Cache Copy | |
| 8/27/08: Canada — Injuries result after crane strikes train in Calgary | Cache Copy | 8/27/08: update w/photo | Cache Copy | |
| 8/26/08: Singapore — Crane falls on Pasir Ris house | Cache Copy | 8/27/08: Update w/photos | Cache Copy | |
  8/26/08: Hillsborough, North Carolina — Accident injures worker, knocks out power in Hillsborough| Cache Copy | This 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! |
| 8/26/08: Philippines — 4 workers survive fall from high crane | Cache Copy | |
| 8/24/08: Costa Mesa, California — Crane Cuts Power | 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! |
| 8/23/08: Hamilton, New Jersey — Truck with crane flips, shutting I-295 for hours | Cache Copy | |
| 8/23/08: Sandy Spring, Oklahoma — Crane topples onto store, building evacuated, none injured | Cache Copy | Photos |
| 8/23/08: Canada — Crane topples on Burlington waterfront | Cache Copy | |
| 8/22/08: United Kingdom — Welsh dancer crushed to death in freak accident | Cache Copy | |
| 8/21/08: Hoboken, New Jersey — Crane collapse at Hoboken dry dock | Cache Copy | Photos |
| 8/20/08: United Kingdom — Chaos after bridge crash | Cache Copy | |
| 8/20/08: Webbers Falls, Oklahoma — Man killed by power line | Cache Copy | 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! |
| 8/19/08: Canada — Worker on ship dies in Squamish crane accident | Cache Copy | |
| 8/19/08: Uniontown, Pennsylvania — Worker hurt by falling crane counterweight | Cache Copy | |
| 8/18/08: United Kingdom — Man injured as car strikes crane | Cache Copy | 8/18/08: Man dies after crane road crash | Cache Copy | |
| 8/17/08: Jasper, Alabama — Workman Electrocuted in Jasper | Cache Copy | 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! |
| 8/16/08: Seattle, Washington — Mobile crane fire blocks northbound I-5 | Cache Copy | Photo |
| 8/14/08: Quincy, Massachusetts — 'Goliath Crane' Collapse Kills 1 In Quincy Newlywed Killed In Crane Collapse | Cache Copy | Photo Gallery/Video 8/15/08: Crane mover has history of violations, fines | Cache Copy | 8/16/08: Feds probe crane collapse | Cache Copy | |
| 8/14/08: Jacksonville, Florida — No One Injured Following JaxPort Crane Collapse | Cache Copy | Photo 8/15/08: Engineers search for clues in crane crash Photo/Video | Cache Copy | 8/19/08: Two Crane Brakes Purposely Left Unlocked | Cache Copy | |
| 8/13/08: Detroit, Michigan — Construction Worker Injured In Crane Accident | Cache Copy | Photo |
| 8/13/08: Australia — A 27-year-old sand quarry worker has been killed in an accident near Bribie Island north of Brisbane. | Cache Copy | |
| 8/13/08: United Kingdom — Crane smashes into house in Matlock | Cache Copy | Photos |
| 8/13/08: Atlantic, Iowa — Construction worker dies after he's hit by crane counterweight | Cache Copy | |
| 8/12/08: Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan — Crane Damages MEASAT 3A At Baikonur | Cache Copy | |
| 8/12/08: Canada — Man Narrowly Avoids Serious Injuries After Debris Falls From Crane Downtown | Cache Copy | |
| 8/12/08: Malta — Crane topples over, concrete block crashes onto cars | Cache Copy | |
| 8/12/08: Australia — Crane incident could have killed worker | Cache Copy | Photo/Audio |
| 8/12/08: New Bern, North Carolina — Crane Collapses At New Bern Bridge Project | Cache Copy | Photo/Video |
| 8/11/08: United Arab Emirates — Labourer plunges to death from high-rise in Ras Al Khaimah | Cache Copy | |
| 8/11/08: Saudi Arabia — One dead, two injured on Al-Jamrat Bridge | Cache Copy | Photo |
| 8/09/08: Carmel, Indiana — Crane collapses in Carmel | Cache Copy | Photo Worker Narrowly Escapes Crane Collapse | Cache Copy | Photo |
| 8/09/08: Aspen, Colorado — Two hurt in Aspen crane accident | Cache Copy | |
| 8/08/08: New Zealand — Plaza crane crash startles onlookers | Cache Copy | Photo |
| 8/07/08: Charlotte, North Carolina — Crane Falls on Stonewall Street, Hits Tire Shop | Cache Copy | |
| 8/07/08: Dallas, Texas — Worker Electrocuted while Installing Sign at Fast-Food Restaurant | Cache Copy | 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! |
| 8/07/08: Aromas, California — Crane falls over embankment in Aromas | Cache Copy | Photo |
| 8/06/08: Germany — Wuppertal suspension railway resumes service after accident | Cache Copy | Photo |
| 8/06/08: Hilton Head, South Carolina — Crane crashes into boats at Hilton Head marina | Cache Copy | Crane company, boat owners begin cleanup at island marina | Cache Copy | Photos |
| 8/05/08: North Miami Beach, Florida — Crane tips over on Dade bridge | Cache Copy | Photo |
| 8/05/08: New York — Two Manhattan Window Washers Killed In Fall | Cache Copy | |
| 8/05/08: United Kingdom — Man Falls From Crane | Cache Copy | |
| 8/05/08: Derwood, Maryland — Toppled crane closes part of Shady Grove Road | Cache Copy | Photo |
| 8/01/08: United Kingdom — Crane topples at Corby building site | Cache Copy | |
| Keyword Relativity: outriggers, stablizers, soft soil |
| 8/01/08: Bismarck, North Dakota — Storms sheer off crane system, knocks out power | Cache Copy | |
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