Crane Accident

As we’ve explained in the articles “Cameras on Cranes & Cameras on Cranes & HoistCam Director Site Tracker Service,” and “Cameras on Cranes Can Bring You Recorded, Video As-Built,” HoistCam Director’s Site Tracker Service does more than just eliminate blind lifts. With HoistCam’s cameras on cranes, the operator can actually get an “as built” map of the location in which he will be working. With this rendering, he can be made aware of any and all obstacles which could create a danger to his life and the lives of others, as well as damage to property. Sadly, crane accidents happen all over the world which take the lives of workers and destroys property on the job site. A while back, HoistCam asked ourselves, “How can these accidents be avoided?

Crane Accidents Happen All Over the World

In Paris, France, a delivery driver was carrying a boom lift when he passed right by a heaight warning sign last week. According to a report from Crane Accidents, the articulated boom lift was smashed against a bridge, seriously damaging the lift. The article explains, “The driver had a Lavendon platform on the back of his low loader/low boy trailer when he passed the sign stating banning vehicles over 3.5 meters high, and plowed into the bridge carrying an elevated section of Metro line six between Bercy and Chevaleret in the 13th Arrondissement. The line was closed while it was inspected for damage, but it turned out that the only damage was to an identification plaque. The effect below however far more widespread with the traffic seriously disrupted until early afternoon. Thankfully no one was hurt in the incident.”

In Novia Scotia, Canada, a one hundred and fifty year old wooden steeple collapsed to the ground, dragging power lines with it after another crane accident. The steeple was smashed into several pieces and power was cut off to much of the area for some time. In Vineland, New Jersey, USA, a man trimming trees from an aerial lift was seriously injured when he came into contact with power lines. Another man in Columbus, Ohio, USA was killed when he also came in contact with electrical wires in an industrial park.

With accidents such as these happening all across the globe, HoistCAm created a system which can not only give a new set of eyes to the crane operator, but can actually create an “as built” rendering of any job site and lift path. The crane operator can look over this rendering, made with live video feedback, and study every step of his lift before he even starts. While performing each job, the operator can simply glance at a screen to see where the boom lift is and any obstructions that may be in the way. It s easy to see how this can save time, money, and lives on any job site.