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Crane Injuries

Crane accidents lead to many serious or even fatal injuries every year. Currently there are as many as 125,000 cranes operating in the United States and there are approximately 90,000 more cranes in the general and maritime industries.

Have you or someone you know been involved in a crane accident resulting in crane injuries?  If so, contact one of our construction injury attorneys in your area today!

Causes of crane accidents

Unfortunately, to err is human and as with many other accidents, human error plays a major role in construction site accidents, especially crane accident injuries. According to the OSHA the following are the main causes of crane accidents and crane injuries:

• Overturned cranes
• Boom buckling/collapse
• Rigging failure
• Dismantling of crane
• Falls
• Dropped loads
• Outrigger use
• Improper assembly
• Mechanical failure
• Lack of preventative maintenance
• Inadequate training
• Lack of supervision
• Unsatisfactory inspections

Preventing crane injuries

Every employer who is involving his company and his employees in crane operations is responsible to put forth a reasonable effort to prevent crane accidents on this construction site. In certain cases, the employer can be held liable when safety standards and precautions are not met. Employers have the duty to post all information and go along with the manufacturer’s specifications concerning operations speed, warnings, capacities etc. Consider the following precautions every employer whose company is involved in crane operations should focus on:

• Provide preventive maintenance program
• Conduct proper inspections
• Check each crane’s lifting ability
• Enforce supervisory controls
• Ensure loads are properly rigged

Have you or someone you know been involved in a crane accident resulting in crane injuries?  If so, contact one of our construction injury lawyers in your area today!

As too many people die or are seriously injured each year while operating a crane, the majority of these accidents could be prevented if adequate measures were taken in advance.

If you or a loved one have been injured in a crane accident, you may wish to contact a construction injury lawyer and seek information concerning your legal options and rights. If so, contact one of our construction injury attorneys in your area today.

Update: LV