New York Crane Collapse Kills At Least 1
East News • May 30, 2008
A construction crane in New York City fell and smashed into a neighboring apartment building during the morning rush hour, killing at least one person - the crane's operator - and ripping apart ...
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Subject: RE: Government Inspectors
Posted On: June 2, 2008, 1:30 pm CDT
Posted By: BUTCH
Comment:
WHY DONT WE WAIT FOR THE OUTCOME OF THE INVESTIGATION BEFORE WE START POINTING FINGERS AND SCREAMING CORRUPTION. I WILL AGREE, IF THIS CRANE WAS MADE IN CHINA IT SHOULD NOT BE WORKING IN NYC. WE HAVE AN AMPLE AMOUNT OF AMERICAN CRANES OF GOOD QUALITY THAT CAN DO THE SAME JOB MUCH BETTER AND SAFER. WOULD YOU BUY A CHINESE CAR? I REST MY CASE.
WE ARE HEAVY EQUIPMENT APPRAISERS AND ADJUSTERS AND WE HANDLE THE CLAIMS ON THESE CRANES. IT IS FAIRLY UNCOMMON TO SEE A LATTICE TYPE CRANE GO DOWN. I DONT KNOW WHO MADE THIS PARTICULAR CRANE, BUT IF THE OPERATOR WAS EXPERIENCED AND HE SEEMED TO BE, THE PROBLEM IS PROBABLY WITH THE EQUIPMENT.
LET'S HAVE OUR CRANE CERTIFIERS LIKE MANITOWOC HAVE A MAN PRESENT WHEN THE BIG CRANES ARE JUMPED. IT'S ALSO A GOOD IDEA TO HAVE AN IMPARTIAL ENGINEER PRESENT. THERE ARE STILL ENGINEERS OUT OF WORK WHO WOULD JUMP AT THE OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE A DAYS PAY TRAVELLING AROUND WITH A PRIVATE INSPECTOR OKAYING THE JUMPS BEING MADE. THIS WAY YOU KNOW THE EQUIPMENT IS BEING HANDLED THE RIGHT WAY BY THE RIGHT ENGINEER. I SAY KEEP IT PRIVATE. YOU WILL HAVE LESS CORRUPTION. YOU CANT PAY MANITOWOC TO CERITIFY A REPAIRED CRANE IF IT IS NOT PROPERLY REPAIRED CAN YOU?
Subject: RE: Government Inspectors
WE ARE HEAVY EQUIPMENT APPRAISERS AND ADJUSTERS AND WE HANDLE THE CLAIMS ON THESE CRANES. IT IS FAIRLY UNCOMMON TO SEE A LATTICE TYPE CRANE GO DOWN. I DONT KNOW WHO MADE THIS PARTICULAR CRANE, BUT IF THE OPERATOR WAS EXPERIENCED AND HE SEEMED TO BE, THE PROBLEM IS PROBABLY WITH THE EQUIPMENT.
LET'S HAVE OUR CRANE CERTIFIERS LIKE MANITOWOC HAVE A MAN PRESENT WHEN THE BIG CRANES ARE JUMPED. IT'S ALSO A GOOD IDEA TO HAVE AN IMPARTIAL ENGINEER PRESENT. THERE ARE STILL ENGINEERS OUT OF WORK WHO WOULD JUMP AT THE OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE A DAYS PAY TRAVELLING AROUND WITH A PRIVATE INSPECTOR OKAYING THE JUMPS BEING MADE. THIS WAY YOU KNOW THE EQUIPMENT IS BEING HANDLED THE RIGHT WAY BY THE RIGHT ENGINEER. I SAY KEEP IT PRIVATE. YOU WILL HAVE LESS CORRUPTION. YOU CANT PAY MANITOWOC TO CERITIFY A REPAIRED CRANE IF IT IS NOT PROPERLY REPAIRED CAN YOU?