Seattle - Crane collapses, 4 dead

[ATCclears]

AP: Four dead after crane collapses onto cars in South Lake Union

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[cigars]

That's awful.

 

[EPS]

Well watching it now .
It's Saturday.
If this would have happened on a weekday.
It would be much worse.
Mercer would have been full of people and cars.
Probably ten times more people would have been killed or hurt.
Still sad deal .

 

[EPS]

Two of the people killed are the crane operators

 

[Kruel J]

Terrible. Just terrible.

 

[EPS]

If any body has driven I 5 through Seattle in the last 10 years you can see the cranes
Count them sometimes you can count 25 or 30 cranes

 

[USMC1911]

Oh boy what a bad deal for everyone involved.

 

[EPS]

 

[jbett98]

My retired neighbor was a crane operator and he walked off a job because it was too unstable and the company sent up a younger man and later that day it collapsed killing him.

 

[clearconscience]

That's terrible.
A 4 mth old baby sent to the hospital.
Hopefully the baby is okay,

 

[No_Regerts]

Terrible. Just terrible.

Couldn't resist...

 

[EPS]

I have a little bit of of crane operator back ground but just Small stuff on fishing boats.
3 ton to 10 ton .
Stuff moving crab pots or fishing nets .
On a boat .
Nothing like this but .
Wind weather is a big deal .
I'm going to say if they were taking apart one.
And the storm moved in .
They were caught off guard.
We had a hell storm moving though here at the same time .it came in quick

 

[No_Regerts]

I have a little bit of of crane operator back ground but just Small stuff on fishing boats.
3 ton to 10 ton .
Stuff moving crab pots or fishing nets .
On a boat .
Nothing like this but .
Wind weather is a big deal .
I'm going to say if they were taking apart one.
And the storm moved in .
They were caught off guard.
We had a hell storm moving though here at the same time .it came in quick

Wind has been bad here all day near Ft. Lewis.

 

[Alexx1401]

I must have slept through the wind. I just got up and saw this on the news and was wondering WTF? When It said 4 dead first thing I thought of was the operator, what a way to go, feeling that damn thing go and noting you could do. It was a miracle so few were actually hurt. Could have been soooo much worse.

 

[EPS]

That's terrible.
A 4 mth old baby sent to the hospital.
Hopefully the baby is okay,

The baby and mom are OK .
MINER injury

 

[USMC1911]

I have a little bit of of crane operator back ground but just Small stuff on fishing boats.
3 ton to 10 ton .
Stuff moving crab pots or fishing nets .
On a boat .
Nothing like this but .
Wind weather is a big deal .
I'm going to say if they were taking apart one.
And the storm moved in .
They were caught off guard.
We had a hell storm moving though here at the same time .it came in quick

I'm a certified NCCCO mobile crane operator, derrick, signalman, and rigger. The operator is responsible for everything! If in doubt shut it down.

 

[Alexx1401]

The baby and mom are OK .
MINER injury

GLAD TO HEAR!!! The Mom will have quite the story to tell the kid when it gets older. She should buy a lotto ticket !

 

[xlsbob]

I played crane operator for years up to 45 ton and the operator is always responsible for what happens

 

[Member 52301]

This is a very sad story. I heard about it on the radio.

Condolences to the deceased families and may the injured get well soon.

Cate

 

[ATCclears]

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