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construction crane stories: 6 news summaries

Mandatory Tests Key to Feds' New Crane Regulations

Operators will be made to pass qualification exams in wake of fatal accidents

Sep 18, 08 4:24 PM CDT
(Newser) - Crane operators will be made to pass certification tests, the AP reports, as the US Department of Labor, reacting to a number of deadly crane accidents this year, moved to make written and performance assessments mandatory in every state. In the first update since 1971, the tests will measure safety... More »

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NYC Crane Inspector Booked for Corruption

Not tied to recent collapse, city says

Jun 6, 08 8:17 PM CDT
(Newser) - New York cops collared the city’s chief crane inspector on corruption charges today, but officials see no link to last week's fatal crane collapse. James Delayo, a 26-year Buildings Department veteran, is accused of taking money to issue fake crane appraisals and supplying cheat sheets for a city exam,... More »

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New York City • crime • construction • crane accident • Building Department • construction crane • building inspections • James Delayo

Weld Faulted
in NYC Crane Collapse

Probe centers on equipment, not operators

May 31, 08 6:20 AM CDT
(Newser) - City officials investigating a crane accident that killed two workers yesterday think a bad weld may have been to blame, the New York Times reports. The top of the crane, which met all the city's regulations, snapped off and hit a building. The city has suspended all crane construction until... More »

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New York • Manhattan • accident • crane accident • crane • construction safety • construction crane

UPDATED

 NYC Crane Collapse
 Kills at Least 1 

At least four pulled from the wreckage

May 30, 08 8:14 AM CDT
(Newser) - A construction crane collapsed on the Upper East Side of Manhattan today, killing the cab operator and injuring several others, the New York Times reports. The collapse came at 8 am, just 24 hours after a stop-work order on the site was rescinded. The cab of the crane fell... More »

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 Fla. Crane Crash 
 Kills 2, Injures 4 

Cause of accident still unknown

Mar 25, 08 4:32 PM CDT
(Newser) - Part of a construction crane crashed into a building next to a Miami construction site this afternoon, killing two and injuring at least four, the Miami Herald reports. Workers on an unfinished 46-story luxury condo were raising an extension to connect it with the crane when the extension came loose... More »

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Florida • Miami • rescue dogs • accidental death • crane accident • construction crane • luxury condo

 NYC Inspector 
Charged in Crane Collapse  

But officials insist inspections wouldn't have made a difference

Mar 20, 08 4:29 PM CDT
(Newser) - A New York City worker has been charged with lying to authorities about inspecting the crane that collapsed Saturday, killing seven, the Times reports. Edward Marquette is also accused of falsifying business records, after claiming to have inspected the crane March 4. The Department of Buildings chief again stressed that... More »

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New York City • accident • construction crane • felonies • building inspections

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