webfact Posted June 28, 2017 Share Posted June 28, 2017 Fallen crane causes traffic jams on Bangkok ring road By The Nation BANGKOK: -- A crane being used to set up foundation pillars at a bridge construction site toppled over and blocked a one-lane section of Kanchanapisek Outer Ring Road in Bangkok's Saphan Sung district, causing traffic jams for about an hour on Wednesday morning. No injuries were reported and workers assisted by two backhoes removed the fallen crane within 40 minutes after it fell at 11am. Workers told police they had been placing pillars for the bridge to extend the ring road's Thab Chang toll gate area when the crane, parked on the Khlong Jek bank, suddenly tilted and fell sideways due to ground subsidence caused by recent rain. Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/news/breakingnews/30319351 -- © Copyright The Nation 2017-06-28 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keith101 Posted June 28, 2017 Share Posted June 28, 2017 Just looks like a lot of rusted junk metal no wonder it came crashing down , lucky if no one was killed or injured . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave67 Posted June 28, 2017 Share Posted June 28, 2017 Lets see what the lift analysis says, I'm sure they must have done one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BEVUP Posted June 28, 2017 Share Posted June 28, 2017 4 hours ago, Dave67 said: Lets see what the lift analysis says, I'm sure they must have done one Well with the amount of rain causing soft ground i"m sure they had that covered Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PETERTHEEATER Posted June 28, 2017 Share Posted June 28, 2017 I think it's a pile driver rig, not a crane Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KhunBENQ Posted June 28, 2017 Share Posted June 28, 2017 1 hour ago, PETERTHEEATER said: I think it's a pile driver rig, not a crane Correct. Some Thai language report describes it more detailed. It's meant to "hammer" foundation piles. And this picture from a CCTV shows how lucky they were that no one was injured/killed. (from bangkokbiznews.com) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KhunBENQ Posted June 28, 2017 Share Posted June 28, 2017 (from dailynews.co.th) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonmarleesco Posted June 28, 2017 Share Posted June 28, 2017 (edited) 'Workers told police they had been placing pillars for the bridge to extend the ring road's Thab Chang toll gate area when the crane, parked on the Khlong Jek bank, suddenly tilted and fell sideways due to ground subsidence caused by recent rain.' A pity that didn't occur to them before they parked the crane there. Edited June 28, 2017 by Jonmarleesco Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonmarleesco Posted June 28, 2017 Share Posted June 28, 2017 58 minutes ago, KhunBENQ said: Correct. Some Thai language report describes it more detailed. It's meant to "hammer" foundation piles. And this picture from a CCTV shows how lucky they were that no one was injured/killed. (from bangkokbiznews.com) 'And this picture from a CCTV shows how lucky they were that no one was injured/killed.' This time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redline Posted June 28, 2017 Share Posted June 28, 2017 (edited) I don't know how it broke, it looks rock solid Possibly the home made variety Edited June 28, 2017 by Redline Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikecha Posted June 28, 2017 Share Posted June 28, 2017 Every day something happens like this around the world this came crashing down maybe bad luck maybe missing a link bolt what ever .Good nobody hurt just swearing in the traffic jam but around bkk is a normal day think a few new bolts and a welding maching it will be used again somewhere seen worse in the outback and used no other choice comments like piece of junk or a crane certificate is realy not the order of the day people do write crap sometimes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiamBeast Posted June 28, 2017 Share Posted June 28, 2017 It looks older than your grandma, time for some new gear! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
superal Posted June 29, 2017 Share Posted June 29, 2017 Bet they never had mats under the stabilizer jacks and probably no risk assessment or ground reconnaissance carried out . Possibly untested / uncalibrated crane plus uncertified lifting gear plus unlicensed crane driver . I do not reckon that the highway had been cordoned off prior to the work starting . Extremely lucky to not have casualties . Not too long ago I watched the construction of a new store and all the workers wore high vision vests and hard hats . That is promising I thought until I looked over the fence and saw that most of them were wearing flipflops and the welder using sunglasses . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave67 Posted June 29, 2017 Share Posted June 29, 2017 13 hours ago, PETERTHEEATER said: I think it's a pile driver rig, not a crane Yes it does a lot of them run on tracks rather than outriggers , prone to falling over. Had quite a few incidents with them on the Malaysian double track project Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ignis Posted June 29, 2017 Share Posted June 29, 2017 No one was hurt............ unlike the 3 killed in the UK this week when a crane fell over Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thongkorn Posted June 30, 2017 Share Posted June 30, 2017 Just an Everyday accident, like the Sky train incident. But everyday accident meaning everyday in Thailand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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