Crane Fail! Crane Truck Goes Airborne: Falls On Upscale Home

While installing a solar field in a home’s backyard within an upscale neighborhood a crane truck had some sort of failure, one outrigger gave way. The crane’s boom tore through the roof of the residence. The Los Angeles County Fire Department responded along side USAR Task Force 103. The residents who were home at the time were unharmed. The home is red tagged. The same company that owns the truck uprighted it by using other cranes.
April 26th, 2021- Rancho Palos Verdes, CA

[@paulie5150]

Another great job!!!

[@mattvega6941]

Great video, just wish you wouldve showed the rear drivers side outrigger beam, it would give a better idea of why the crane turned over. From the aerial shot it looked like the beam was twisted.

[@martinharcourt6256]

Drone woulda

[@myscreennameis]

Winds were up to 12 to 14 mph in Torrance the other day. I can only imagine if the winds were just as string up the hill, what a fight the crane operator must've had just trying to maintain control. He/she obviously lost that fight. They should pick their battles more wisely, and have the appropriate equipment to successfully win!! Very interesting to watch a crane rescue a crane. Reminds me of the TV show, "Heavy Rescue," about big rigs, semis, loaded trailers with cargo that have wrecked on a busy highway & need to be uprighted & towed . . . reminds me of an episode when a tow truck gets stuck midst tow job and has to call a bigger tow truck to get them out, LOL. But, all jokes aside, it takes major skill(s) to operate such machinery, my hats off to the rescuers!!

[@tony98685]

Not everyday you get to witness the technical rescue of a crane.

[@TimCBuilders]

It's a really good crane. He's off of his chart for that boom angle and radius. That's it.

[@HUMANSTREES]

great recovery

[@trumpdesantis243]

After 26 years I left the crane business due to a flooded market of inexperienced lever pullers. This should never ever happen. Of the more than 500 cco holders I've worked with I can only say that 12 were crane operators, mammoet and tnt use to be good about screening for qualified applicants, sadly no more. I don't what's worse, somebody who bought there cco at Walmart or a union lever puller who thinks he is an operator

[@SLOCLMBR]

If you know the weight of a given lift, you shouldn't get into a failure scenario. Looks like the driver rear outrigger twisted and gave up

[@czupryn98]

Thank you for your service. We’re so honored to have you commenting on this video. Your input is priceless and we, as a society, are indebted to you forever. Not only are you the single greatest crane operator in history, you’re also so humble. God bless, hero.

[@happycamper6352]

Because the "union" label somehow is correlated to operator competency? C'mon dude. Every operator is his/her own person union or non-union. You'll likely find good and bad under both labels, if you dig enough.

[@therambler0001]

@@czupryn98 😆

[@happycamper6352]

Not trying to be too judgmental since I'm not a crane operator, but is it common for a crane to reach over a home with occupants in it? I'm curious to know if there are rules/laws/protocols/policies/etc. for that. Personally I know that humans can make mistakes and machines can malfunction, but I'm not sure I'd want to allow home occupants to be anywhere near the fall zone of a crane operation. I think that's my biggest criticism of this situation, so I guess that is a bit judgmental. Please reply if you have any knowledge of this kind of thing.

[@TheMaleficent1]

Uh oh. Somebody's insurance premiums are going to go through the roof...

[@Stephanie-nc8ep]

That didn’t end as planned

[@turtle7946]

Ooooooo someone is in trouble hope no one got hurt or no fatalities

[@ffjsb]

Did you even listen to the video???

[@deeryalex179]

No one was hurt and no one died

[@joeblow3939]

❤ Everyone needs to get solar 🤪

[@tarpontail2750]

Add 20 years to that solar investment to recoup your money

[@TakeTheBluePill]

The owner didn't realize she'd get a free remodel with purchase of the solar panels!

[@MB12116]

Not sure I would want that crane company back to try and fix that problem 😂😂. Probably would’ve requested a different company that doesn’t have the reputation of crushing homes

[@SLOCLMBR]

NC not long ago a tree company did the same thing. They dropped the crane back on the house during recovery though..

[@happycamper6352]

Actually after that I'd probably trust them more than anyone in the immediate aftermath because of their renewed sense of being careful and being extra safe. They, to save face and keep the business alive, would have an extreme sense of urgency to want the recovery to go as perfectly as possible.

[@therambler0001]

@@happycamper6352 look at 3:50. His studying that load chart.

[@happycamper6352]

@@therambler0001 Yup, better get it right with a big margin of error this time...

[@mm-hw9ku]

That boom on tipped crane is hyper extended. Combined with weight and maybe winds. Seems to be a unsafe and beyond limits of a truck mounted crane. Oops a Daisy.

[@xvsj-s2x]

Oh my 🚒🚒🚒🚒🚒🚒🚒🚒🚒🚒🚒

[@Ofinfinitejest]

Skylight added.

[@ActionOfTheDay]

Wow!

[@electroniccheeks]

Good time to grease the under carriage.

[@mikejohnson8193]

It looks like the truck was not positioned correctly. The supports on the driver side did not look fully extended either. I think if he or she would have nose up to the house that the operator would have a different out come. Or if it does not feel safe do not do it. Safety is number one concern.

[@stfanboy]

Um all the way out at the side with a 124 mate? Way to slice a house in half without the owners permission . Congrats to you!

[@scottfisher3948]

Using solar they can't be to smart to start with.

[@happycamper6352]

Umm... that's a pretty uninformed statement. In many areas, solar indeed has trouble paying for itself, but in other areas, it not only pays for itself, but becomes a surplus and source of relatively easy income.

[@viperq]

OOOOPs

[@mtvjackass74]

too small of a crane for that reach, should got an 80ton, that looks like a 10 ton boom truck

[@ffjsb]

Reach has NOTHING to do with it, it's the load rating. If you overload an 80 ton crane, it will tip too.

[@larrylarue3997]

Everyone's an expert who are all full of shit.

[@mtvjackass74]

@@larrylarue3997 yep, opinions like assholes, everyone has one........

[@mtvjackass74]

@@ffjsb wind, counter weights, load, reach......

[@MrFramerman]

I stayed at a holiday inn express, so eye know what time it is

[@scottfisher3948]

Two more cranes working through the night with a 15 man crew. It would be cheaper to buy a new house. I hope he wasn't dumb enough to bhire the same company. But he bought solar panels so I guess he is.

[@javiermejia3848]

Outrigger beam over extended that was the cause of failure

[@portnuefflyer]

You don't know what you're talking about.

[@javiermejia3848]

@@portnuefflyer would you like photos ?? Operator did not notice that the outrigger beam went past the fully extended mark

[@portnuefflyer]

@@javiermejia3848 Well.....there is a hard stop at full extention of the outrigger beam is what I meant. When extending, it auto stops (CLUNK) at full extention, there is no way for it to continue. IF it DID go past (and I could see how he would not notice that, as there is the hard stop usually there) that would mean there was a break or other mal function in the beam, then all bets are off! It frankly has never occured to me, with over 20,000 hours operating 5 different boom trucks in the last 22 years, that a beam could be over extended, and I'm still not sure how it could happen, but I will take your word for it.

[@D.Fie.]

................ Do you have an update on how things worked out in the end & why it tipped... Plus, any news stories?

[@jimratliff2753]

Looks like 4A Crane needs Triple A (AAA) to rescue them. How about the riggers and operators and ground hands with no hard hats on all around that recovery? Their insurance man and OSHA would have fun with this.

[@fightingirish8584]

Get the right crane next time. These style of cranes are garbage.

[@ffjsb]

From someone who knows nothing about cranes....

[@mm-hw9ku]

@@ffjsb Pls leave him alone. He has his You Tube Firefighter and Crane operations Degree. He/She knows a lot about operational loads and safe handling and lifting techniques.