Debris falls from NYC skyscraper; no one injured
Debris fell from a supertall skyscraper nearing completion in New York City as the top of a crane spun in the wind Thursday evening, but no one was injured, officials said.
More than 20 workers hurt in crane accident in Austin, Texas
Two cranes collided Wednesday at a construction site in Austin, Texas, causing one of them to partially collapse and injuring at least 22 workers who were sent scrambling for safety, authorities said.
‘Totally avoidable’: 3 firms fined in Seattle crane collapse
Washington state on Thursday fined three companies their roles in a crane collapse that killed four people in Seattle last April, with officials calling it "totally avoidable."
Dallas crane collapse victim identified as 29-year-old woman
A construction crane buffeted by high winds during a storm collapsed on a Dallas apartment building Sunday, killing one woman in the building and injuring at least six more people, two of them critically, a fire official said.
Crane safety stays in the spotlight
Oregon crane operators will be required to complete a national certification program after the state Occupational Safety and Health Administration adopted new rules.
Experts: Missing pins possibly caused collapse
It appears workers who were disassembling a construction crane had prematurely removed pins securing the sections of the crane's mast to each other, and that could explain why it toppled Saturday, killing four people, experts said.
4 die after construction crane topples in Seattle
A construction crane fell from a building on Google's new Seattle campus during a storm that brought wind gusts, crashing down onto one of the city's busiest streets and killing four people.
Threat of flooding leads to costly innovation on I-84 bridges
The chances of an extreme storm system rolling through western Oregon before 2014 are less than 4 percent. But those odds were threatening enough to trigger significant changes to construction plans for the replacement of two aging Interstate-84 bridges near Troutdale.
Mother of all cranes going up at Intel site
Earlier this month, 200 semi-trailer trucks hauled in the various pieces of the Lampson Transi-Life LTL 2600, or to those not in the know, the largest land-based mobile crane in the world. Workers have since been putting the crane together, a process that takes about 28 days.
Nordstrom landlord sues Park Avenue West developer over site crane
The owner of the building that houses Nordstrom in downtown Portland has filed a lawsuit against TMT Development. The building owner, Parr Financial, claims a crane for TMT's stalled Park Avenue West high-rise project is interfering with the building.
Lompoc silo raised
The Lompoc Fifth Quadrant Brewery in North Portland will use a silo to hold up to 60,000 pounds of base malt and increase its beer production capabilities. The unit was installed on the roof because the interior lacked sufficient space.
Grain silo lands on North Portland brewery
The Lompoc Fifth Quadrant Brewery in North Portland will use a silo to hold up to 60,000 pounds of base malt and increase its beer production capabilities. The unit was installed on the roof because the interior lacked sufficient space. Adaptive Development is the general contractor for the project.
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