So this came out in the news and yes it’s in NYC where unions run the show.
But the reporter starts by saying “If they are used to do what they are meant to do” and continues on. Now what the heck kind of statement is that!
They, like any other crane are meant to “lift” stuff and if they have the capacity, stability and the right operator at the controls, they lift what they are desgined to, heavy or not.
Watch the report here and you will see what I’m talking about, very poor reporting IMHO.
So why is the news showing only “stiff boom” cranes and not articulated or knuckle boom cranes? I suspect that the majority of accidents are with the wrong crane.
To be sure there have been accidents with the knuckle boom cranes, but the vast majority are simply dumping all cranes into one category when in fact that is false.