An emergency suspension of heavy-lift operations at the Hinkley Point C nuclear construction site averted what safety experts describe as a potentially lethal accident after a crane load failure sent ...

What are the common causes of crane accidents? Cranes are fundamental to various industries, including construction and manufacturing. Operating heavy equipment like cranes involves risks that can ...

Master rigger Mike Parnell walks up to a rack and picks up what looks like a giant rubber band. In reality, it is a 10-ft-long, 2-in.-wide lifting sling made of thin, yellow nylon webbing. Parnell ...

Four fines totaling $62,500 leveled by federal safety officials against the operators of a Harbor Bridge project crane that malfunctioned and burned last year have been challenged and an appeal ...

BRATTLEBORO -- After a cooling tower cell collapsed last August at Vermont Yankee nuclear power plant, the efficacy of the plant's inspection and maintenance program was called into question by ...

ANNISTON ARMY DEPOT, Ala. -- Cranes are a marvel of engineering. But, overhead crane accidents cause around 175 severe injuries and nearly 45 fatalities every year, according to the Bureau of Labor ...