Two Myanmar workers injured in early morning crane with basket accident on Chang Wattana

 

Picture: Daily News

 

Police and rescue services were called after a mobile crane with basket containing three Myanmar workers toppled over headfirst. 

 

Two of the workers were injured and after being given first aid at the scene were taken to hospital around 4 am.

 

The accident happened near the Klong Bang Bua bridge inbound during construction of the Pink Line railway.

 

The crane driver was detained after the incident. 

 

Source: Daily News

 

 

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18 hours ago, webfact said:

The crane driver was detained after the incident

Looks like it was seriously overloaded... 

3 hours ago, hotchilli said:

Looks like it was seriously overloaded... 

Just a tad with insufficient counter weights on the rear. Also, should have a center ram near the front axle. Way to much load for a light truck.

Brakes failed

Well I´m a crane operator and have - at least some - knowledge about these truck mounted cranes with fixed basket. They are constructed in such a way that - if setup and used correctly  - they cannot tip over. For example all support legs should be fully extended - and it actually looks like they are in this case. (Newer cranes are likely to be equipped with vario-base - This looks like and older one) .. That leave us with only to other possible causes. Either the fail-safe system had a defekt or the fail-safe system has been tampered with. in case it was option one it would not have been possible to operate the crane at all.. but ermm.. your guess is as good as mine.. 

16 hours ago, Michael Andersen said:

Well I´m a crane operator and have - at least some - knowledge about these truck mounted cranes with fixed basket. They are constructed in such a way that - if setup and used correctly  - they cannot tip over. For example all support legs should be fully extended - and it actually looks like they are in this case. (Newer cranes are likely to be equipped with vario-base - This looks like and older one) .. That leave us with only to other possible causes. Either the fail-safe system had a defekt or the fail-safe system has been tampered with. in case it was option one it would not have been possible to operate the crane at all.. but ermm.. your guess is as good as mine.. 

Would you think that after this accident the crane goes to Japan or Germany for a repairjob?? Or will somchai the local welder/eletrician fix it for them...?

Sounds like the investigators have a definite basket case here .