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HYDRAULIC CRANES

. Hydraulic cranes are widely used throughout the construction industry.Cranes are large and powerful pieces of machinery and need to be respectedMany injuries are caused by crane accidents. . Accident Reports Received for year 2006: 314 Deaths for 2006: 108 (reported to this site)Accident Report

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HYDRAULIC CRANES

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    1. HYDRAULIC CRANES

    2. Hydraulic cranes are widely used throughout the construction industry. Cranes are large and powerful pieces of machinery and need to be respected Many injuries are caused by crane accidents

    3. Accident Reports Received for year 2006: 314 Deaths for 2006: 108 (reported to this site)Accident Reports Received for year 2005: 231 Deaths for 2005: 127 (reported to this site)Accident Reports Received for year 2004: 287 Deaths for 2004: 142 (reported to this site)Accident Reports Received for year 2003: 269 Deaths for 2003: 138 (reported to this site)Accident Reports Received for year 2002: 171 Deaths for 2002: 96 (reported to this site) Accident Reports Received for year 2001: 161 Deaths for 2001: 107 (reported to this site) Accident Reports Received for year 2000: 184 Deaths for 2000: 74 (reported to this site) These reports are worldwide.

    4. U.S. crane accidents claim 50 lives every year. More than 500 US construction workers died in crane accidents between 1984 and 1994, according to a study of Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA).

    5. Power line contact was by far the most common cause of accidents, accounting for 39 percent of all fatalities. Other major causes included assembly/dismantling (12 percent), boom buckling (8 percent), rigging failure (7 percent) and upset/overturn (7 percent).

    6. The crane safety regulations are located in Subpart N 1926.550

    7. The existing OSHA standard does not specifically address hydraulic cranes because they were rare in the late 1960s. The prevalence of hydraulic cranes today is one reason operators no longer can rely on past experience and must be trained to understand the capability of the crane they are using. An OSHA official pointed out that the inspection of a hydraulic crane differs from that of the older machines, so this is another area the agency expects the new rule will take up.

    8. Hydraulic Crane Types Hydraulic Service Cranes

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