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A great exampIe of checking

foundations / ground before


setting up for a Iift.
ncident: Friday Morning 26/09/08
Castle Hill / Sydney
Equipment: 9 Day OId 250t Leibherr Crane
(never used before)
'aIues: $4 miII price tag
at went wrong..
nsufficient risk analysis and planning.
Failure of back propping beneat te 200mm tick
concrete deck.
Crane support outrigger punced troug slab causing
crane to lose balance and collapse across te site and
onto adjoining property.
Te Crane balanced in te air for approx 1 our before
entire rig & boom collapsed completely across site and
rig falls troug to te basement level.
AmazingIy no-one was seriousIy injured or kiIIed.

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