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Crane Accident

Mount Pleasant, NY
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Work Resumes At Amazon Construction Site Where Crane Collapsed In Hawthorne Work Resumes At Amazon Construction Site Where Crane Collapsed In Hawthorne
Work Resumes At Amazon Construction Site Where Crane Collapsed In Hawthorne Work has once again resumed at an Amazon construction site in Northern Westchester after a crane collapse that sent two people to the hospital.  Earlier Report - Crane Accident Injures 2 At Amazon Construction Site, Closes Route 9A In Hawthorne The collapse happened on Friday afternoon, March 17 in Hawthorne at an Amazon construction site located at 211 Saw Mill River Rd. (Route 9A), according to Mount Pleasant Police Chief Paul Oliva.  As a result of the incident, two people were injured and taken to Westchester Medical Center. Details regarding their current condition…

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by Ben Crnic
Cresskill-Closter, NJ
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Tree Service Crane Topples, Dangles In Bergen Neighborhood Tree Service Crane Topples, Dangles In Bergen Neighborhood
Tree Service Crane Topples, Dangles In Bergen Neighborhood A tree service crane toppled backwards and was suspended in the air late Monday morning during a residential job n Cresskill. No injuries were immediately reported in the mishap, which left the cab of the O'Brother Tree Service of Bergenfield snagged on power lines 25 feet in the air between single-family homes on dead-ended Roosevelt Street near Lexington Avenue at 9:40 a.m. Feb. 27. An Orange and Rockland Utilities crew cut the power and five houses were evacuated as a precaution while a pair of heavy-duty wreckers from Tumino's Towing righted the rigs. Tumino's Towing to the rescue.…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Edison, NJ
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Crane Operator Killed After Flipping On Garden State Parkway: NJSP Crane Operator Killed After Flipping On Garden State Parkway: NJSP
Crane Operator Killed After Flipping On Garden State Parkway: Njsp A crane operator was killed when his rig rolled over on the Garden State Parkway, authorities said. The crash occurred at 6:31 a.m. on Thursday, June 23 northbound near mile marker 135 in Woodbridge Township, State Police said. Preliminary information indicates that a Freightliner M2 truck traveling northbound overturned. As a result, the driver, Scott Stadnik, 49, of Flemington, Burlington County, was partially ejected and sustained fatal injuries, police said.  The passenger, a 41-year-old male, did not sustain injuries.  No other vehicles were involved.  The crash remai…

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by Jon Craig
Gaithersburg, MD
Police & Fire
Crane Downs Live Wires Causing Fire In Colesville Crane Downs Live Wires Causing Fire In Colesville
Crane Downs Live Wires Causing Fire In Colesville A crane that came into contact with live wires set a vehicle and road on fire in Colesville, authorities say. The incident occurred on near Clifton Road and Cannon Road Park around 10:30 a.m., Thursday, June 9, according to Montgomery County Police. Update (1030a) Clifton Rd IAO Cannon Rd Park, Colesville, crane came in contact w/ live wires, vehicle hard been de-energized, no injuries, energized vehicle caught road on fire, asphalt fire has been extinguished vehicle being stabilized, @mcfrs @PepcoConnect @mcpnews on scene https://t.co/vqvzNM5Zfb pic.twitter.com/zWxu8wSQYZ — Pete Pirin…

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by Annie DeVoe
Parsippany-Troy Hills, NJ
Police & Fire
Road Closed Following Crane Accident In East Hanover Road Closed Following Crane Accident In East Hanover
Road Closed Following Crane Accident In East Hanover An East Hanover roadway was shut down following a crane accident Wednesday afternoon, police said. The crane flipped up in the air during a tree removal on South Ridgedale and Tiffany Drive around 2 p.m., according to initial reports. Access was restricted to Tiffany Road following the accident, which caused no injuries, East Hanover Police said. Happening Now tree removal crane accident in the area of South Ridgedale and Tiffany drive. No injuries to report. ... Posted by East Hanover Police Department on Wednesday, October 20, 2021 This is a developing story. Check back for more.

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by Valerie Musson
Cresskill-Closter, NJ
Police & Fire
Crane Taken Out For Spin Topples In Parking Lot Of Closter School, Cresskill Operator Cited Crane Taken Out For Spin Topples In Parking Lot Of Closter School, Cresskill Operator Cited
Crane Taken Out For Spin Topples In Parking Lot Of Closter School, Cresskill Operator Cited No one was injured when a crane toppled over in the parking lot of a Closter elementary school, authorities said. The 53-year-old owner from Cresskill man had recently bought the truck and was testing the crane in the empty lot of the Hillside Elementary School on Houmans Avenue over the weekend when one of the riggers failed, Police Chief John “Jack” McTigue said. He was out of the cab before responders arrived and wasn’t injured, McTigue said, adding that no damage was caused other than a diesel spill that required cleanup. Firefighters and police were there for several hours as Brooksid…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Rutherford, NJ
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Four Route 3 Lanes Shut Down After Passing Crane Hits Overhead Signs Four Route 3 Lanes Shut Down After Passing Crane Hits Overhead Signs
Four Route 3 Lanes Shut Down After Passing Crane Hits Overhead Signs A crane clipped the bottom of a group of signs that hang over Route 3 in East Rutherford on Monday, scattering debris and closing lanes. The bucket-type truck hit the signs for Route 120 East Rutherford/American Dream and the Meadowlands racetrack and football training facility around 3 p.m. Police immediately closed the exit and two eastbound lanes. Several lights were knocked off or pulled down and debris was scattered across the rain-slicked road, East Rutherford Deputy Police Chief Phillip Taormina said. No injuries were reported, he said. Rutherford police summoned the state Depart…

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by Jerry DeMarco