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Geologic Hazards
Man Killed After Fall During Rock Scaling Work in Colorado
A man was killed on Tuesday, March 20, 2018 when he fell 50 to 70 feet while working on a rock scaling project in Clear Creek Canyon on US 6 in Colorado. The man, 40-year-old Jaime […]
Failures
Crane topples over embankment after retaining wall fails
According to Silicon Valley’s MercuryNews.com, a [very lucky] worker suffered minor injuries when the crane he was opperating toppled down an embankment. The accident apparently occured on a CALTRANS project as the crane was lifting a 10,000-lb pile when a "wood retaining wall" gave way. It sounds like they were constructing a soldier pile lagging wall with steel h-pile soldiers and wood lagging. (Photo by Donna Jones/Sentinel)
Project Related
Drilled Shaft Rig Topples Over in Queensland, Australia
Fortunately nobody was seriously injured as a drilled shaft rig toppled over at a construction site in Maroochydore, Queensland, Australia. No word on what caused the accident at the building site. The operator was inside […]