Related Articles

Foundation drill rig laying on its side after toppling and striking adjacent building
Failures

Video: Foundation drill rig topples and strikes neighboring building

November 12, 2013 rockman Failures Comments Off on Video: Foundation drill rig topples and strikes neighboring building

A foundation drill rig toppled over at a condo site in Sunny Isles Beach, Florida and struck an adjacent building. No immediate cause of the accident has been reported, but the region had been experiencing […]

No Picture
Project Related

Geothermal Rig Drills Into Subway Tunnel in Stockholm, Sweden

December 15, 2009 rockman Project Related 2

And a train was actually hit! Fortunately it was stationary on the tracks, but it crushed the side panel of the driver’s carriage. Neither the driver nor any passengers were injured in the incident. The […]

Drill rig at Atlantic Yards project showers pedestrians with debris
Failures

Drill Rig Showers Debris on Pedestrians, Injuring Two in NY

July 7, 2011 rockman Failures Comments Off on Drill Rig Showers Debris on Pedestrians, Injuring Two in NY

A drill rig had some type of failure or malfunction in Brooklyn NY, and showered pedestrians with golf ball sized rocks, earth and debris. There are few details on the incident or the type ow […]