A large crane overturned while installing a tower crane in Boppard, south of Koblenz, Germany on Thursday.
The five axle 220 tonne crane owned by crane rental company BBL was installing one of its Wolff WK 5520 tower cranes alongside a school. It was lifting the back mast into place when it appears an outrigger shifted a little and the crane went over. It was carrying out the lift without counterweight and only basic cribbing. The operator escaped with a few scrapes and bruises. photo courtesy of Boppard Fire Department
The situation was made worse when two cranes tried to recover the stricken machine, starting with a tandem lift using web slings though the upper outrigger beams. On of the slings failed and the crane dropped narrowly missing two men who had been under the crane at the time. One of them escaped with the narrowest of margins.
The following video shows the scene after the first incident, a video of the recovery attempt is circulating on restricted social media forums, which for legal reasons we are unable to disclose.
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HLsup.
Web slings failed due overload ore due use of web slings with no sling protection on edges?
Jul 3, 2021
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HLsup.
Web slings failed due overload ore due use of web slings with no sling protection on edges?