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Just read a report that most crane tip-overs happen under 50% load capacity
I was looking at a safety review from the NCCCO website last night. It said over 60% of crane tipping incidents they studied happened with loads under half the crane's rated capacity. I always figured the big, heavy lifts were the main danger. The report pointed to things like soft ground, out-of-level setup, and sudden wind gusts as the real culprits on those 'easy' picks. It really made me rethink how careful I am on the routine jobs. Has anyone else seen data like this or had a close call on a light load day?
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richard_shah13d ago
Yeah, "easy" picks. That's the kind of thing that gets you when you're thinking about lunch instead of the ground conditions.
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That report hits close to home. My worst scare was moving some empty pallets on a day I was mostly just daydreaming about coffee. Makes you realize focus matters more than the load weight sometimes, doesn't it?
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