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Will it fall before the end of the storm? Or will it hang on? Saw video of it swaying back and forth. I figure that has to weaken the metal even further.
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Looks like it needs some Viagra
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Wouldn't the wiring keep it from falling to the street?
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I wouldn't expect so. If the jib drops the cables will find a way out if push comes to shove.
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OSHA going to be all over that one.
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How do you suppose they will get that down? Build another crane next to it?
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It's owned by a company in Abu Dhabi. $100mil penthouse condo and the rest are in the multi million range. Last edited by widgeon13; 10-30-2012 at 05:31 AM.. |
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Cranes are designed to weather-vane in storms. There would be no way they could have gotten that thing down, especially in NYC. Obviously it failed, just like a car would fail to start even though it is designed to start every time.
OSHA will not get involved with that unless there was an operator using it at the time of failure. They have to be able to prove an employee was exposed to a hazard. They'll likely rig up some monster crane and safely disassemble it. In the big scheme of that storm, that crane would be low priority on my list. |
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Considering the footage of a power plant exploding last night, yes, I would think the flaccid crane would be a lower priority.
http://www.thedailybeast.com/videos/2012/10/29/nyc-power-plant-explodes.html
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Powerplant explosion without the blogspam
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That is some explosion!
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On the radio this morning, the reporter stated that "officials were concerned if the crane fell, it might hit the street." I'm just curious, exactly where else did they think it would fall? Into the sky and hit a plane?
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The company I work for has our corporate office across the street from this. Friend of mine can look out his window and see it.
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