01.06.2011

Boom truck tips in Long Beach

A boom truck being used by a roofing company at a small shopping mall in Long Beach, California, tipped yesterday coming to rest against the building. No one was injured in the incident.
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The fallen crane

The company was preparing to re-roof the building, but when the operator raised the first pack of materials, the crane lost stability and tipped, coming to rest against the leading edge of the building.

A city tow truck was called in to pull the boom truck upright. Cal-OSHA were called in to investigate. The photos we have been sent are all too poor to determine if this was an outrigger failing or something else.