Crane Topples Onto Sidewalk At BTS Phra Khanong

By Khaosod English -

 

Workers remove a fallen crane from across the sidewalk at BTS Phra Khanong on Sukhumvit Road on Sunday in Bangkok.

 

BANGKOK — A construction crane came crashing down Sunday onto the sidewalk of Sukhumvit Road.

 

At about 11am, the construction crane at the site of a new community mall called Boutique came fell onto the public street. No one was reported injured in the accident.

 

Full story: http://www.khaosodenglish.com/news/crimecourtscalamity/calamity/2016/10/30/crane-topples-onto-bts-phra-khanong-stairs/

 

-- © Copyright Khaosod English 2016-10-31

Safety Thailand again,.....

A new mall. Like we need a new one. 

23 minutes ago, MaxLee said:

Safety Thailand again,.....

Happens everywhere:

http://www.craneaccidents.com/

Deemed competent by corn flakes box.

if thats the case, australia must have a shortage corn flake boxes, cfmeu must give them out with membership then as there are that many cranes toppling or killing people, but its always managment that is blamed

I know it is still rainy season and I have heard the expression.

Raining cats and dogs.

But this is ridiculous   

 

 

oops

Looks like that cleared piece of land with the advertising board 'Sunny Hills'.

 

I am getting the winter chills...

Normally, they do allow them to fall to collect insurance and buy new.

It looks more like a fallen pile driver.  There are two standing upright in the background.  The project is still in the beginning foundation construction stages.  Still resulting in human rottie if your caught under it.

12 minutes ago, SteveSamui6262 said:

It looks more like a fallen pile driver.  There are two standing upright in the background.  The project is still in the beginning foundation construction stages.  Still resulting in human rottie if your caught under it.

It looks more like a fallen pile driver. "

At last, someone who knows the difference between a pile driver and a crane. A construction crane would have been much taller and caused more damage.

33 minutes ago, ratcatcher said:

It looks more like a fallen pile driver. "

At last, someone who knows the difference between a pile driver and a crane. A construction crane would have been much taller and caused more damage.

 

48 minutes ago, SteveSamui6262 said:

It looks more like a fallen pile driver.  There are two standing upright in the background.  The project is still in the beginning foundation construction stages.  Still resulting in human rottie if your caught under it.

 

I doubt the project located between the BTS station and a row of shophouses would be permitted to use driven piles. More likely installing bored piles...

so a crane has never been set up to drive piles, and i suppose a digger has never been used as a crane, could even be driving wicks instead of piles, they can still all lay down

6 hours ago, Somtamnication said:

A new mall. Like we need a new one. 

 

On the contrary, us "midtown" residents are delighted that a boutique mall is going to open on our doorstep, rather than another condo! 

7 minutes ago, trogers said:

 

 

I doubt the project located between the BTS station and a row of shophouses would be permitted to use driven piles. More likely installing bored piles...

Your doubts are correct. However, I think we were trying to diferentiate between a crane and a piling machine. These would indeed have been bored or drilled shaft piles.

4 minutes ago, namoi said:

so a crane has never been set up to drive piles, and i suppose a digger has never been used as a crane, could even be driving wicks instead of piles, they can still all lay down

Irrelevant. The machine here was being used in the installation of piles. Not a crane and not an excavator. 

crane topples onto sidewalk! sorry i didn't bother to look at the pics, otherwise i might of picked it up, just went on the headline, i do know the difference though

And there you have it - no criminal charges to be laid, because no-one was injured. What a laughing stock the system of law is here.

 

http://www.khaosodenglish.com/news/crimecourtscalamity/2016/10/31/no-charges-fallen-crane-bts-phra-khanong/

 

Best advice I had when I came to Thailand:

 

When crossing roads is to look left, right, front, back, AND UP!

No Charges Over Fallen Crane At BTS Phra Khanong

By Teeranai Charuvastra, Staff Reporter -

 

Workers remove a fallen crane from across the sidewalk at BTS Phra Khanong on Sukhumvit Road on Sunday in Bangkok.

 

BANGKOK — Police said Monday no one will face criminal charges over a giant crane which crashed down onto the footpath and exit No. 4 of BTS Phra Khanong.

 

Because no one was hurt in the incident, the matter will be settled privately between the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration, or BMA, and the firm that managed the construction site, Piyawit Thongdech said, an officer at Klong Tan Police Station.

 

Full story: http://www.khaosodenglish.com/news/crimecourtscalamity/2016/10/31/no-charges-fallen-crane-bts-phra-khanong/

 

-- © Copyright Khaosod English 2016-10-31

<deleted!> me, how many more before the government wakes up and starts to enforce the already slack, but existing laws? 

1 hour ago, brewsterbudgen said:

 

On the contrary, us "midtown" residents are delighted that a boutique mall is going to open on our doorstep, rather than another condo! 

Always assuming you survive to use it.

2 hours ago, webfact said:

Because no one was hurt in the incident, the matter will be settled privately ...

Only by the grace of God - or for many Thais, karma. This is the third incident involving the collapse of a crane (or whatever) in, what, a little over a year? And when - not if - these incompetent morons do cause injury, or death, what happens then? Derisory compensation offered for something that should have been prevented by application of common sense and the law, and also settled privately?

 

The law in LoS is truly a ass, administered by asses.

3 hours ago, webfact said:

the matter will be settled privately between the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration

This is no private matter.

BMA is a public organization and should always conduct its business in a fully transparent manner to assure the public that there is no appearance of corruption or malfeasance and th application of law is fully compliant.Any resolution BMA reaches with the company should be available to the public on demand for review.

10 hours ago, namoi said:

if thats the case, australia must have a shortage corn flake boxes, cfmeu must give them out with membership then as there are that many cranes toppling or killing people, but its always managment that is blamed

 

 

It is always management to blame ultimately. They take the high rewards, they must accept the responsibility. They hire the workers, they train them, they oversee them. The buck (Both versions) stops there

Usually there are procedures for doing such things.   The procedure here is to hire a relative.

that site is just one big slurry pit,with all the rain we have had, my thoughts are the ground is like jelly, and over it went.

This is a classic lesson from Thai Security Book.