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WORLD-WIDE TOWER CRANE ACCIDENT STATISTICS
2000 - 2010
Since the year 2000 there have been over 1125 Tower Crane Accidents which have resulted in over 780 Deaths
and countless injuries. Keep in mind that many accidents are never reported on, so this figure could be double.
Tower Crane Accidents in year 2009 = 188 Accidents with 78 Deaths
Tower Crane Accidents for 2010 = 154 Accidents with 113 Deaths!
Statistics are based on documented, construction-related Tower Crane accidents only.
176 ACCIDENTS resulting in 75 DEATHS.
Incident Analyses:
Assembly = 15 Accidents - 5 Deaths:
Disassembly = 14 Accidents - 10 Deaths:
Climbing = 24 Accidents - 37 Deaths:
In Operation = 72 Accidents - 21 Deaths:
Primary failures: Structural, Technical, Foundation, and Operator error where only 5 could be verified.
Wind = 24 Accidents - 2Deaths:
Operator error may account for many of these accidents - due to improper shutdown procedures.
Unknown = 27 Accidents - ?? Deaths:
JUNE, 2010 - INTERNATIONAL CRANES "WEATHERVAIN" ARTICLE
Read "unedited" article that appeared in the September, 09 issue of International Cranes.
VIEW
My goal here is to bring awareness to those that believe it won't happen to them! If anyone has additional
information on these or other accidents please email me. terry@towercranesupport.com
Below are just some of the more detailed, infamous accidents from around the world!
Worthton, 2005 - A Wolff 320BF( Luffer ) tower crane collapsed into another crane during dismantling.
( 2 Deaths, 1 Injured ).
This "common" practice of loosening / de-torquing mast bolts to "finger" tightness ( or less ) prior to
dismantling and or climbing a crane down, and also during assembly, is still going on to this day!
Germany, 2008 - Liebherr collapse due to bolt de-torque during disassembly.
If anyone knows of other similar tower crane collapses due to mast bolt loosening, please email me details.
Taiwan, Taipei: 2002 - "TWO" Favco-440D Tower (Luffer) Crane collapse from the 56th floor
during an earthquake! ( 5 Deaths, 23 injured ).
Check out this video of the crane going over! ( about 30 seconds into clip ) "VIEW HERE"
This video shows both cranes going over! "VIEW HERE"
Another - VIEW
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