Crane Accident 2011

Crane cables break while lifting machinery

[@satelng]

Looks like they needed a few more balloons to help lift it

[@tommypetraglia4688]

satelng That's their dime store wind sock

[@gildog391]

Lmao

[@bjdouma]

Priceless

[@ShmooyShmoo]

cameraman, you had one job. ONE JOB!

[@johnnoonan5802]

yea he fucked up too ,,we waited to see the lift and then he flinched,, someone pinched his arse as the rigging broke ,

[@heraldlee8112]

Change your shorts..

[@station08]

He must be one of the riggers.

[@terrencethomas5923]

@@johnnoonan5802 very possible,

[@sd906238]

But we did get good pictures of his ass.

[@warrencraig6948]

did it land on the cameraman

[@johnvanpomeren9254]

I almost got seasick watching this. Cameraman must've been recovering from a hard night drinking and still had the shakes.

[@johnnoonan5802]

yes hes all shook up like elvis was

[@alibootboy]

use a tripod next time mate; that way you might actually capture what you were trying to film.

[@hateoffoes]

I know what happened. They didn't have enough balloons on the left side to take enough weight off the rigging.

[@newmedic]

Camera operator FAIL.

[@billmers3219]

newmedic 😂😂😂

[@ApollonianKing]

I know it was horrible to see, but if you are just standing there with a camera, don't flinch and get your fingers in the way. You never know how important your footage of the accident will be.

[@MrCrockpotter]

+ApollonianKing I can't tell if this is sarcastic or not...

[@ApollonianKing]

Somewhat.

[@rocketraccoon1976]

Yeah, stupid camera man!! Some people just have no consideration!!

[@tommypetraglia4688]

Which is why cameras should be tripod mounted so as to give accurate record of the evolution and as in this case any accident

[@dragthatsht]

So Bill, that crane you ordered....good news! I talked my manager into giving you 20% off.

[@blood852000]

Jus fuck off already n say i dont know

[@zachariahmagallan5738]

The sling failed I wonder if they checked to see if the sling had any knots or tears or if the grabbed the wrong sling and it wasn't rated for the pick

[@deltaweldman]

Done a few tandem lifts,very risky having both cranes slew together. One crane always ends up doing more work and being potentiality overload my weight or lossing stability.

[@frankjrszeder5782]

Hello ritchie bros. Well we have a brand new crane for sale.. Yes we are DOWN sizing. Few hours on the hour meter Needs some paint work.. Yes it was running 🍺🍺😃

[@thomasbelgian2591]

the crane operator did well, only the material used for it was too weak

[@trevor5290]

knowing the correct rigging fo the hoist is a huge part of his job.. So NO he did NOT do well

[@TonyMach01]

2:49 Quite clearly, it is the balloons on the right side, pulling up the LHM320. :-) SCNR

[@markcarey8426]

Thanks.

[@gregakinson2800]

Go to 2:50 otherwise wait and wait for it.

[@SAXTProductions]

Liebherr customer service how may we help you today?

[@windage]

notice how most hand held vids miss the action right when needed? Glad to get what we get I guess. Prolly more on the guy's mind than, "wonder if it's in frame"? 2:50, rear choker, left end lets go.....sad hardware failure...and for a "crane" company to trash their own crane to boot..

[@videogalory]

it should of landed on top of the camera man as he can't fucking film or focus

[@greenblackswerl]

Yeah, have a guy get killed because he flinched when a crane load snapped. Glad I don’t work with you you fucking punk. Log out.

[@EdmOilersFortheCup]

Here`s an idea, leave the load suspended in the air for 5 minutes more than needed... specially with an uneven balloon load!

[@bennyjhon5850]

Exactly and you know what they need more rigged support is like to much weight and no enough rigging mmm stupid people... I am a ironworker and always I used more rigging then needed cuz that’s safety always be prepared

[@gastonortega764]

the sharp edges on the legs broke one of the sliding chokers

[@69dildozer]

nylon on steel.. just dumb.. no amount of softeners would have helped with that weight.. bet it has lift points for steel shackles.

[@lordofthewoods]

@@69dildozer: Yep... looked like the straps were old, too.

[@Tinroofdeals]

filming courtesy of Shakes McGee......

[@buskinon]

Should a used the CHAINS old slings on a heavy lift No F@#king Way Hozay

[@phillipkalaveras1725]

Everything was brand new except for the straps which looked old and worn. No such thing as too many straps.

[@richardkey4289]

I have worked w/ a mobile 50T &75T crane as a swamper, sometimes we were ordered to use questionable looking used straps- " they should be good for the rest of the season"- I'm glad to have gotten out of the biz without being involved in any incident s

[@JohnSmith-un9fy]

Well Bubba.... This thing is fucked! Lets go get a beer.

[@geezer652]

They probably had the beer BEFORE they got there. Never trust anyone who can't speak "The Queens English", period.

[@7249xxl]

Notice how the side without the balloons fails first.

[@MrOramato]

Even after watching this three times: 1) I don’t understand what is being lifted 2) It APPEARS as though there are still lines attached to the underside of the lifting bed (if that’s what it’s called)

[@marvindebot3264]

Its the 320 ton version of the two 400s lifting it. The mast is already on the ship lying down

[@michaelmclaughlin8474]

I don’t think the cameraman was the only one who shit, in there pants...!!!

[@jimmybeall]

nice filming. it falls and you film your hand.LOL

[@junnelarandia]

damn..its a wrong practice....they used webs sling in a sharp edges instead of chain.out rigger must be stronger than other..in this case...web sling break because of sharp edges.fucking wrong practice...i worked at harbour centre.we lift 800 to 2000 tons with breaking cables,andspreader...its a fucking wrong move...

[@sandyt4343]

This is why it pays to over rig and get taglines long enough to get FAR from your pick.

[@Diomedes01]

Couldn't tell it the lifting straps failed or if it was something else. And nice freak out camera-man. What, did you film Cloverfield before this?

[@oldgeorge1939]

What happened to image stabilisation? If viewers get dizzy watching the build-up, skip to 2:50

[@davidphillips8180]

Rigging contractor 40+ years--here's my take on it. What occurred: A1. Far side on left end failed first, causing the bar to upend. A2. Near side on left reacted, sliding & cutting sling at outrigger beam. Mistakes made: B1. Basketing the sloping part of outrigger beams makes slings slide easily. B2. Did not monitor level lifting with cranes (B1 issue). B3. Shackles with basket slings are too small to properly contain them. B4. Sling size, condition, and proper protective pads???.

[@tomatoes3]

Just at the critical moment !

[@ericferguson828]

Look at the video image by image. At 2:51 you can see a rope forming a double loop at the left-hand corner of the hoist. The rope breaks at the bottom, and the two broken ends rapidly shoot up. Astonishingly. the load does not drop at once; probably the rope at the other side still holds. When that side breaks by overload, the left end of the load starts to drop. The camera has recorded that perfectly; no further evidence on the cause is needed. The crane drivers made no errors. The rope was either of a type too weak for the task, or a correctly chosen rope with an unnoticed defect.

[@theknightlynews]

Great. We invest all that time in the buildup to seeing it hit the ground, and then we don't actually get to see it hit the ground. I would have preferred to be rick rolled.

[@FSAUDIOGUY]

That is not gonna buff out!

[@danstump3686]

You think they'll notice that damage if we ship it 'as is'? Put some more balloons on it and maybe they won't notice.

[@frutosdocerradoeplantasmed4052]

A busca por penalizar culpado é maior que as das causas e futuras prevenções 😢

[@joeleepowell7428]

Click bait video... Cameraman pulls the camera away at the start of the crane DROPPING THE MACHINE.. DON'T WASTE YOUR TIME TO WATCH.... NO ACTUAL VIDEO OF DROP.... USELESS...

[@GuyLafleur2]

If you look closely, the machinery is moving. For safety reasons, this is how "fast" a heavy weight crane operation is.

[@RichMelvin]

What is it with you AMATEUR camera operators? As a previous poster said, you had ONE JOB, to shoot this video. And when the moment came when the crane failed, you TOTALLY BLEW IT! We don’t see what happened because you got scared and screwed the shot. Typical amateur BS that passes for “professional” video these days. I shot news for years. If I came back to the station with this crap, I would have been fired on the spot.

[@ThaRealGecko]

You know an Iphone, Ipod, Ipoop, etc. (most of em) is made in china aswell right??? just like all pc's, playstations, dvd's and i bet your toothbrush is made in China aswell. Jealous? XD

[@DVincentW]

2:51 it falls and what happens? - miss it as the camera operator loses composure.

[@richardkey4289]

I think he fell from the impact vibration; that load was heavy.

[@kenhanson4015]

Still didn't see it. Can I get that 3:48 of my life back?

[@truckeemick2486]

too much ohs and not enough no how. looks expensive.

[@princekuja]

Uh oh, better call Maaco...

[@lordfudgepuppet]

That will buff right out....well put that's a good one :)

[@Landrew0]

"When they asked for the weight of the lift, we didn't want them turn down the job, so we lightened the estimate a bit."

[@billmers3219]

Landrew0 hey you've been around cranes before that's awesome?!!!! being a crane operator you come across some wild stuff

[@OmmerSyssel]

My father experienced a huge accident in that way. 100% overload on a 100 meter hoist 😱💥 Unbelievable no one hurt, court case took more than two years 🤷‍♂️

[@markmengelberg1426]

Chinese ropes

[@chrismanning1746]

The camera man better go clean his shorts out

[@sherylbeasley4938]

Best PR move I've seen lately.

[@manuelfigueroa1731]

Según mis cálculos, la grúa de proa,era de menor capacidad,por lo tanto,había una solución a la vista,la cual no debo describir.

[@mode1charlie170]

Looks like one of the slings let go not the crane cable. The two lifting beams are still in the air after accident...

[@sambosomethin7844]

too harsh of an angle on the legs cut the sling

[@antigoogleman1135]

Classic helium float deficiency in baloons.

[@richardcastro8439]

This what happens when you have illegal immigrants RIGGING A LOAD!!!!!

[@felixthecleaner8843]

cameraman should be given a good berating and thrown into the sea.....

[@SOLYRISU]

Сколько этих падений из-за мягких стропов. Поднимаете тяжелое и ответственное - какие могут быть мягкие стропа.

[@patififita7486]

What the

[@arturolongoria2802]

320 TONS I THOUGHT THEM NYLON STRAPS WERE NOT SUFFICIENT TO MAKE THAT LIFT THEY SHOULD HAVE USED CABLE TO RIG ONTO THAT LIFT. I WOULD HAVE NEVER USED STRAPS ON SHARP EDGES AS 320 TONS WITH A LIFT THAT HIGH.

[@slippie123]

Thats not even close to 320 tons. An LHM 320 weighs ~320 tons with the tower, boom and counter weight assembled.

[@ha1010rd]

the guy clearly states that the load weights 120 tons

[@ha1010rd]

I'm thinking more like defective slings

[@prestoncooper9560]

clearly you gents are clueless. we use poly and kevlar slings for all heavy picks ( crane lifts). dont believe me look up the slings we use. google Liftall poly slings. we have 20 footers that are rated for 500k lbs straight pull. UNION IRONWORKER

[@geezer652]

Preston- clueless? maybe in a USA port. No telling what POS foreign port this happened, with what POS specs. Oh and by the way, stick your Marxist union crap up your ass sideways.

[@DannyMac786]

crane cables NEVER BROKE, THE SLINGS AROUND WHERE THEY WERE LIFTING BROKE.

[@alfgortmans200]

Engineers are the who don’t think of how they are going too lift the item. I’ve seen it too many times it looks easy too use slings . But if the engineers had provided lifting lugs then they can use chains or slings . What a waste of money , lucky no one was killed

[@Rickdamm]

you have hard hats on , there is no danger ..

[@nooralamsekh7696]

No good lifting no have % heavy lift maximum lifting 75 or 80 % beter before lifting check all regging gear

[@My102360]

thats true,a crane optr.can be a taxi driver, but a taxi driver can't be a crane optr. its a big name seaboard marine. big company but a small brain crane operator, you need to study about rigging and the proccedure to operate. in rigging their is a sling load factor (SLF)but you need to know the formula, cable, and shackle capacities,etc. and you'll be safe...

[@theneptune2011]

lol...seaboard marine in miami florida...u can be a taxi driver and a crane operator at the same time....this mean."u know how to do that ??ok do it....believe me i go thru this every day down here in miami.....i saw hiring a 87 years old lady get hire to drive school bus

[@wrcummings]

I'll bet the strap on the on the far left side failed first. the left front cables go straight right at the spreader bar that's why I think so. The right side cables slid of the strap rubber pads and cut themselves loose on the sharp metal beam edges when the slipped to the right off of the rubber pads. That's my take! they should have lifting lugs on the top of each beam with no straps in use. That way they may have gotten away with loosing one leg strap and not dumping the whole damn load.

[@kalament1969]

I do this for a living.. Nothing is ever 100% on a job like this.. beat practice is to check all the equipment and rigging prior to the lift and ALWAYS overrig your load!! Equipment can always fail.. be careful out there!

[@tumuhogz]

Its a riggers mistakes! The sling is enough to lift but the rigger rap a basket hitch to the load without a mats. The beam while the sling attached are sharp and the load is heavy resulting to broke the sling.

[@manuelfigueroa1731]

Fue fatiga de electrodos de proa,caso contrario,ambas grúas no estaban en sintonia, comprende?

[@imgonnagogetthepapersgetth8347]

Harbor Freight cables....made in Chiner

[@0011clem]

its CHINA . knob

[@chrispycritter2]

All of these crane accidents are due to incompetent engineers who press the lift even though the wind conditions exist! If you ever work for idiots who want to lift in the wind, have them sign a waiver!

[@Polypropellor]

Typical camera- right when it's juicy, Run! Move the camera away from the action! Put your finger over the lens! Anything but video the best reason for the camera being there in the first place.

[@farmcentralohio]

STAND STILL WHILE FILMING.

[@emd645e3c]

I wonder how quick the guy at the bottom left of frame at 2:50 did the 100 meter sprint in.

[@MrDriftspirit]

you are right. a brand new harbour mobile crane(the same like those who lifted the new(smaller one)those crane are really expensive! i work at this company(liebherr in 2008)

[@bestamerica]

' not good idea to pick up both black and blue same time,,, first remove blue top,,, pick up black bottom to ship,,, then pick up blue top to the black bottom,,, use a strong chain lift and not use a nylon rope

[@laurejon]

Has anyone noticed how those managing the lift are stupid enough to be standing underneath or very close by ? It makes you wonder what happened to common sense.

[@mileshy]

this was not a crane wreck . . . this is a welding wreck . . . poor welding either on the pad eyes . . . or shackle quality . . . . Dam . . . hate to see this in a spanish speaking community . . .

[@nephewbob7264]

If they had put the helium balloons on the other end, everything would have been OK.

[@skunkhome]

One more rigger available to become a digger.

[@jameswill4840]

It was nothing to do With the crane the nylon strap snapped on left which caused shock and the other straps to break.. dont kno why they used those straps

[@tonyloechte9994]

The balloons are the star of the show.

[@dustyroads834]

Multi million dollar pic. Ahh just use the old slings. They look alright.

[@admanharv8575]

And they blame us truck drivers for damage during shipping

[@POLOAZTECA]

.... if U pay close attention.... the problem was that they forgot to tide the balloons on the left hand side for a better lifting power....

[@magnum8264]

It was the balloons that did it

[@m1chelle2623]

And that's how you do it. Nice and smooth.

[@kieranhimself3655]

Why not use the lifting points provided by the manufacturer

[@MagnetOnlyMotors]

Poor camera action, if they made it in two lifts, this wouldn’t have happened. Now what time may have been saved certainly is lost on lost goods and all the other explaining to go with it. If it was my stuff, I wouldn’t let them do it like this!!!

[@Manigo1743]

I see what went wrong here: Not enough balloons to help lift it.

[@vivitar45]

ya now a pile of scrap bent metal and broken welds might be able to salvege some parts like the motor and hy drolicts

[@lowboy1one1]

Problem was that no one spoke english......well except for chuck norris, but he was inside the crane havein a beer.

[@dshmechanic]

Should have sprung for the helium filled balloons....then it would have floated down gently instead of falling so violently.

[@isleeparoundoverland7583]

I don't understand why it took them so long, most operators would have had it on the ground as soon as

[@HoldingDownTurbo]

2:50 thank me later ;)

[@terryharp51]

all these people guessing its simple i heard crack then saw fingers he shouldnt have put his fingers on there

[@Adelaidemark]

Can't you just keep the camera still, what's wrong, did something scare you? we wanted to see the good part.

[@JesusOurKing]

Why does everyone have to jerk the camera so we miss the best part!!!!!!!!! KZbin is starting to suck!!!!!!!

[@harleypiper]

And they float it for what reason . The straps weren’t permitted for the load.