CRANE ACCIDENT

Crane Accident

Abstract

There has been a tragic increase in the number of accidents involving construction cranes. These accidents have killed or maimed not only workers but also people outside the works. While we pleased to say that the construction industry in New York is booming, we regret that this development accompanied by the growth of unscrupulous construction companies that pay their workers substandard wages, to work on scaffolds, ladders and roofs unsafe and condemn the carelessness of employers to check when tower cranes properly armed, especially during the process of extending the crane, mobile cranes and if they are not loaded in excess. In this paper we will research on crane accidents.

Crane Accident

Introduction

Workers, who operate cranes and must work closely with them in construction and in or near scaffolds, shafts, stairs, etc.., are contributing to the economic health of our city. Workers who undocumented, but that puts their health and safety at risk deserve adequate remuneration from their bosses. A worker injured on the job entitled to apply for compensation of employees is outrageous that employers pay low wages and mistreatment of workers in unsafe workplaces, and in addition the intimidating or threatening, when they presented to obtain the benefits workers compensation they entitled, after suffering injuries at work. In the operations of elongation or load of a crane, put at risk the lives and safety of many people. We have the right to demand and expect construction and workplace safety, complying with all laws of New York and OSHA standards.

Background

In 45 years of commercial operation, 67 Caravelle removed from service due to destruction or to cause irreparable damage. Of these accidents and incidents, none given to a design flaw, it is usually technical failures or human errors that are responsible, and we identified a case of sabotage. A collision in flight caused the death of a passenger in 1960 without causing the destruction of the Total casualties in accidents Caravelle is over 1300. The accident rate per million flights estimated at more than 5.5, as against less than 1 for airliners latest.

The first cell destroyed in an accident that caused the deaths of 42 people on board, 19 January 1960. On 31 January 2001, a device Lines Areas Sur-Americana destroyed by fire after making an emergency landing, which left three dead and two wounded, leaving only one passenger free. This accident, attributed to human error, resulted in the removal of the operator at Caravelle, which was the last to use the aircraft in South America. An incident occurred in August 2004, resulting in the destruction of the Caravelle, but not being dead. The device destroyed in the incident was, originally, as the last active Caravelle in the world. However, Caravelle was still active at that time in Walt air, and one of them removed almost a year later.

Discussion

Cranes are the most useful and versatile piece of equipment on a vast majority of construction projects. They vary widely in configuration, capacity, mode of operation, intensity of utilization and ...