Loader Fallen Off Float

Merry Christmas everyone! Hopefully, none of your presents have fallen off the truck.

Incident at Port Lincoln

 

Lucky that tuna boat was there, or that grain ship might have really damaged the wharf. Sent in this week by a reader.

Mandatory joke for Queenslanders: Charter boat? What charter boat?

Toppled Excavator

I guess that's one way to demolish a house.

Civil Rear Dumper

I'm not sure what the proper name for these trucks are - I just call them 'civil engineering rear dumpers', since you mostly see them on civil projects

Crime Against Humanity

 

Oh, the humanity!

Balancing Act

Certainly saves on having to unload the excavator every time!

Sprayer into Bridge

This incident occured in Flint, NY, on June 30. This agricultural sprayer forgot to lower to the travel position before going underneath this bridge.

Sent in by a reader. Many thanks!

Loose Load

These types of loads must be extremely difficult to secure properly.

Power-line Adjustment

Nice Scaffolding, Shame About The Supports

Balancing Act

Before and After

Fallen Crane

Train Crash

I've seen this photo around a few places. Does anyone know any information about this accident?

Wiring Safety

Working Near Powerlines

Fire Sign

Excavator Into Bridge

Gridlock

Brand-new definition of 'traffic jam'.

Slideways Movement

It's not often you get to see a D9 go sideways.

Shipping Container Supports

I hope that those shipping containers are only temporary.

Redneck Hedgetrimming

Sent in by a reader.

Toppled Crane

Another toppled crane, though not as good as the one from a couple of weeks ago.

Overloaded Elevator

Crane Through Concrete

 

This set of fantantastic photos was sent in my Mining Mayhem's No. 1 fan, Owen. Brand new $4M Gillespies' crane, nine days old.

 

As soon as the jib was extended on the crane, one of the support legs punched through the thin concrete. Someone obviously forgot to check the non-distributed load capacity of the slab.

 

The crane balanced for about an hour before falling through.

 That sound you hear is the insurance assessors screaming.
 Thanks Owen, for sending these through!

Broken conveyor

Broken conveyor at an iron ore processing plant.

Steel = Heavy

Well-Supported Bridge

Caution Signage

This sign should be standard across all industrial machines.

Balancing Act

MRI's like to eat metal

Please remember. The 'M' in MRI stands for 'Magnetic'.