30.08.2013

Another tree / crane incident

A boom truck overturned and landed on the garage of a home in the Detroit suburb of Royal Oak, Michigan, yesterday while trying to lift a tree from the rear of the house. The incident also cut off power to almost 1,000 homes in the area.
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The crane tipped, but the operator remained in his cab

The crane, a National Crane, operating with an almost fully extended main boom, was lifting down chunks of a large silver maple tree as they were cut from the tree, when - according to the homeowner - it was ‘given’ a segment that was too heavy and over it went. No one was inside the building and neither the crane operator or anyone else was hurt in the incident.
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The crane also brought down power lines