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Dashcam footage of last weekend's crane collapse in Seattle - video and photo
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can understand her expressions WTF & OMG but what about the ones suffering the fallen mess?
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That section of crane probably has twice as much steel in it as the 3 cars it pinned. Some of those people never knew what hit them. :(
On another note – it must've been a long ride down, for the worker(s) killed in the crane's cab. Damn. (They were getting some horrible high winds, at the time.)
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Seems like so many of those cranes fall. I realize that many more do not fall, but way too many seem to be operated by people who should not be operating them.
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An interesting in-depth look, at why the crane fell.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cexN2-T6dxY
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Quote:
Originally Posted by
Scotsman Hosie
The thing is, if the pins were removed, as it definately appears, it would have been almost impossible to remove them without assistance from a crane lift and of course to reinstall the same would be necessary. I know with much much smaller tractor pins it is basically impossible to remove them without using the machines hydraulics to take the weight off the pin & with installing the pins also.
Extremely sad for all involved & the decision maker will probably spend time to contemplate that ill thought action.
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Death, destruction and disregard. Note plenty of drive-aways, not one hint of a door opening to administer aid. The forty second delay of one parties action is non-productive as well.
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Postmortem of how the Seattle crane collapse happened. Video gets louder around 0:28. 5:35 video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=te547Ek0yJo
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Can't help but wonder if, in attempting to remove the cab assembly — which became stuck — extra, upsetting forces, could've helped dislodge connections below. Apparently, once so many of the pins were removed, it didn't take much.
