"Another crane hit the crane that worker, was maintaining...."

Almost all aluminium plants have some type of crane. From overhead cranes, to moveable cranes, etc. The type (overhead vs, mobile crane), capacity, etc. can vary. But, each will require maintenance in some way. It is during this time of maintenance that the safety of the workers and the personnel maintaining the cranes is paramount. Here is a recent incident highlighting the danger of maintenance on an crane:

 

A work-related murder took place in aluminium and iron and scrap company, located in a town in the Middle East.

 

Another crane hit the crane that (deceased worker), a crane maintenance worker, was maintaining.

 

According to the news in (town, and providence name omitted) lost his life here. An electrician who was working with the deceased worker was injured.

 

Stating that production should stop but not stopped during the crane maintenance, the workers said that another crane hit the vehicle (deceased worker) was maintaining and the (deceased) worker lost his life by being caught between the wall and the crane.

 

We offer our sincere condolences to the deceased worker’s family, friends, and coworkers. We pray that the injured worker recovers fully from their injuries. It is unknown if the crane was a mobile crane located on the ground or an overhead crane. Regardless, the incident occurred when another crane hit the crane that was being maintained pinning the worker against the wall. One worker was killed another was injured. We have posted incidents where overhead cranes were “bumped” by other cranes resulted in an incident. If this incident occurred with a mobile crane the force to move it would have been significant. Regardless, we hope you the reader will remember this incident the next time a maintenance is performed on a crane at your facility. Asking, “can anything come into contact with the crane was it is immobilized and being maintained?” This simple question if asked could have prevent countless incidents in the past. Our sincere hope, what we pray for is this tragedy. As horrible as it is. Can be used to prevent a future recurrence. That is what we pray for. 

 

It is unknown what injuries the second worker suffered let alone if that worker recovered or died. We have known numerous incidents where workers who are injured later succumb to the injuries. Their death(s) is rarely, if ever accounted for in the incident. The naysayers will ask "does it matter?" We would respond "it matters to the widow and the worker's children." That is why when we are asked about how many fatalities a hazard causes annually; we always give a range.

 

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