Man fell 75 feet but walked away. A century-old bridge crane being prepared for demolition collapsed prematurely Thursday at an industrial site in Superior, sending two workers to the hospital. The accident happened at the Graymont lime plant, on the waterfront near U.S. Highways 2 and 53, at about 3:45 p.m. as two demolition workers…Read moreRead more
Accident
Two hurt during crane bridge demolition…
Contractor prosecuted over safety failings…
Local resident reported company for working at height shortcomings. A demolition firm in Windsor has appeared in court after being caught on camera risking the lives of workers on the roof of a disused pub. A concerned member of the public contacted the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) with photographs showing workers removing tiles from…Read moreRead more
Video – Engineering error in bridge fatality…
Surprise admission over bridge collapse that killed demolition worker. As a legal wrangle threatens to escalate between the various factions of killed demolition worker Brandon Carl, the demolition company behind the US bridge collapse that killed him have accepted that an engineering error may have contributed to the incident. In a letter from its assistant…Read moreRead more
Video – File under “HOLY CRAP”..
Video captures latest Chinese near miss. A dramatic video has emerged from China of an excavator operator narrowly missing being crushed during a building demolition. In the footage, captured in Chongqing, China, the operator can be seen using a hydraulic hammer to break down the lower half of a five-storey building. Rather than collapsing forward,…Read moreRead more
Video – Building collapse engulfs excavator…
WARNING – This one looks VERY serious. This film comes with no levity and no comment. This is a truly awful and unplanned collapse and we can only hope that – by some miracle – the operator survived.
Plans changed just hours before fatal collapse…
Adjustments made after bridge deck began to rise. A demolition plan for a Cincinnati highway overpass was changed hours before the structure collapsed last month, killing a worker, according to the contractor for the highway construction project. The plan for demolishing the overpass above Interstate 75 changed after steel beams supporting the structure’s concrete deck…Read moreRead more
Desire to profit played role in botched blast…
Cleveland Wrecking stands accused of rushing blast to make most of scrap prices. A demolition company’s desire to profit from favourable conditions in the scrap metal market contributed to the botched demolition of an old power plant in 2013, Pacific Gas and Electric Co. alleged last week in a lawsuit against the project’s general contractor…Read moreRead more
Video – 40-watt club inductee #5…
The stupidity production line is in overdrive this week. It is the presence in the world of people like this that makes me lock the doors to Demolition News Towers each night. If brain cells were dynamite, this space cadet wouldn’t have enough to blow his (strangely absent) hat off. If it is true that…Read moreRead more
Video – 40-watt club inductee #4…
Stupidity does not recognise international borders. They may be thousands of miles apart, but two inductees to the Demolition News 40-watt club for the terminally dim share a common bond of stupidity. You may recall that a few weeks ago we brought you footage of this childhood consumer of paint chips. Then watch as this…Read moreRead more
Victim of US bridge collapse named…
Investigation ongoing after “pancake collapse” of Hopple Bridge. The worker who died when a I-75 overpass that was being demolished collapsed late Monday has been identified as transportation officials continue investigating the cause of the accident. Brandon William Carl, 35, of Augusta, Ky., was killed in the Hopple Bridge collapse, according to the Hamilton County…Read moreRead more
