Three seriously injured after huge construction crane collapses in Pattaya 

 

 

Pictures: Siamchon News

 

Three people have been seriously injured after a construction crane collapsed and fell onto residential buildings in Naklua on Friday morning.

 

The incident happened around 10.30am near Soi Esso and Soi Sukhumvit Pattaya.

 

Three people - including a 12 year old boy - suffered serious injuries and were rushed to hospital for treatment. 

 

 

The crane was being used in the construction of a large project located next to the residential buildings it collapsed on to. 

 

An investigation has been launched into what caused the crane to collapse. 

 

Source: Siamchon News

 

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If that's what happens to the crane, you an imagine how well the building is made. 

I think that maybe the base of the tower crane...which looks like < 12" embedment in the concrete base..one of the tower chords is bent by the ladder. 

If right, then it's any wonder it fell.....again, no expertise ever in this industry!

I guess there will be an announcement soon that it was a farang crane

What happens now? the news of this will son be superseded by other events but what happens to the injured and the owners of damaged property? I hope the  injured recover but I doubt they will ever be the same. Will they be compensated? will their medical bills be met? will the property owners have the property made good?

Not saying they won't I just wonder?

1 minute ago, No1Farang said:

I guess there will be an announcement soon that it was a farang crane

because it was extremely longer than a local one, yet floppy?

28 minutes ago, No1Farang said:

I guess there will be an announcement soon that it was a farang crane

NOT WEARING A MASK !!

1 hour ago, ChrisY1 said:

I think that maybe the base of the tower crane...which looks like < 12" embedment in the concrete base..one of the tower chords is bent by the ladder. 

If right, then it's any wonder it fell.....again, no expertise ever in this industry!

 

17 hours ago, Leaver said:

If that's what happens to the crane, you an imagine how well the building is made. 

I'm not an engineer, but seems obvious the legs not deep enough into concrete base, but look at the concrete base, fell apart like biscuits. 

Edited March 28, 20206 yr by scorecard

And how the workers... are practising "social distancing" ?

 

The inane government prevent us to... do gym in a sport room, inside a private condo (rules !) but outside, a dozen meters away, workers on roads/bridges projects are still... working, eating and even sleeping (nap) together.

 

And those are public construction projects.

 

Ah sorry.... I forgot... those workers are not human... Merely biorobots because they come from Burma, Lao etc.

hmmm .... scary stuff.  It appears the base where the four steel supports are embedded have given way and the concrete holding the base has let go causing the crane to topple.

One ask's,  was the load placed on the crane at that time ' over the limit '  of the crane safety parameters.

I suspect so ... 

Thats where i get my petrol and drive down the street regularaly , ,terrible for the poor people who live there .

33 minutes ago, scorecard said:

 

I'm not an engineer, but seems obvious the legs not deep enough into concrete base, but look at the concrete base, fell apart like biscuits. 

After looking at the size of the crane and the fact that it's fallen over I suspect the where the end of the crane shown in the photo may not be anywhere near the actual base.I also notice a lot of rubbish around the end of the crane like used takeaway bowls bits of lumber and bits of what looks like spill over concrete slopped around when wet but nothing that looks like broken poured concrete.I recognise these things because I've worked on projects like this for over thirty years as a busted @rsed survey assistant.Yet after further looking it does appear that one of the supports may still be attached to the base and bent and not severed as the other three supports appear to be.

Edited March 28, 20206 yr by FarFlungFalang

5 hours ago, No1Farang said:

I guess there will be an announcement soon that it was a farang crane

But not for a Chinese one!!!

10 hours ago, scorecard said:

 

I'm not an engineer, but seems obvious the legs not deep enough into concrete base, but look at the concrete base, fell apart like biscuits. 

Which makes you think maybe the footings of the building are not deep into the bedrock, also. ????

On 3/27/2020 at 3:24 PM, webfact said:

An investigation has been launched into what caused the crane to collapse. 

incompetence

23 hours ago, spiekerjozef said:

incompetence

I was gonna go with stupidly but I like your answer better. 

On 3/28/2020 at 8:05 PM, spiekerjozef said:

incompetence

Wish I had the complete (death) count for falling cranes in Thailand.

Very well remember one with a fatality not far from Wong Amat/Naklua.

Others falling on roads with lucky/unlucky outcome.

Etc.pp.

Care for some thread titles from the last few years?

 

• No charges for Phuket condo contractor as police deem fatal crane collapse an ‘accident’
• Crane falls on cars, obstructs rail line
• Korat: Crane driver crushed to death by rocks as his crane collapses
• Engineers Face Charges After Bangkok Crane Collapse Kills 5
• Falling crane parts kill 4, injure 2
• 78 Year old Brit escapes with his life during Crane Crash in North Pattaya
• Fallen crane causes traffic jams on Bangkok ring road
• Falling Crane Severs Worker’s Leg

Third world country, nothing surprise me. 

On 3/28/2020 at 9:23 AM, scorecard said:

fell apart like biscuits.

just add  water and mix...then add  more and more and more==========strength ZERO.........however legs at 12"  hahahahaha try 12  foot

On 3/28/2020 at 9:25 AM, steven100 said:

hmmm .... scary stuff.  It appears the base where the four steel supports are embedded have given way and the concrete holding the base has let go causing the crane to topple.

One ask's,  was the load placed on the crane at that time ' over the limit '  of the crane safety parameters.

I suspect so ... 

next time you stop at traffic  lights have a look at  the lorries  wheels, many time bald  patches thru with the canvas/plys  showing its extremely  common.

party  time  1  metre Thai style

Edited March 30, 20206 yr by Chazar

The back of Esso Naklua is well known for illegal erections

Obviously break and failure!!

On 3/28/2020 at 11:42 AM, ChrisY1 said:

I think that maybe the base of the tower crane...which looks like < 12" embedment in the concrete base..one of the tower chords is bent by the ladder. 

If right, then it's any wonder it fell.....again, no expertise ever in this industry!

You shouldnt embed the first vertical section into the foundations, you embed the support brackets that attach to the first section enabling them to have sufficient embedded depth to restrain the designed rotational moment and easier to level.

 

However, this is Thailand and anything possible !

On 3/28/2020 at 1:38 AM, No1Farang said:

I guess there will be an announcement soon that it was a farang crane

More likely "Made in China"

Correct base connections 

https://images.app.goo.gl/yj8wVG9CVCJWnVYn8

 

https://images.app.goo.gl/xa1fwgkXYfjy3Fos9

 

https://images.app.goo.gl/67iyFuUH217jYkZW9

Edited March 30, 20206 yr by Reigntax