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Crane Collapse at Castle Hill: A Miraculous Escapade

On a fateful Friday morning on 26/09/08 at Castle Hill, Sydney, a 9-day-old $4 million 250t Leibherr crane - never used before - suffered a catastrophic failure. The incident occurred due to the failure of back propping beneath a 200mm thick concrete deck, causing the crane outrigger to punch through the slab. The crane lost balance and collapsed across the site and onto an adjoining property after being suspended in the air for approximately one hour. Miraculously, there were no serious injuries or fatalities.

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Crane Collapse at Castle Hill: A Miraculous Escapade

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  1. Incident: Friday Morning 26/09/08 – Castle Hill/Sydney-          9 Day Old 250t Leibherr Crane (never used before)-          $4mill price tag-          Failure of back propping beneath the 200mm thick concrete deck-          Crane support outrigger punches through slab causing crane to lose balance and collapse across the site and onto adjoining property-          Crane balanced in the air for approx 1 hour before entire rig & boom collapse completely across site and rigs falls through to the basement level.Amazing that no-one was seriously injured or killed.

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