Big Blue (crane)

Big Blue (crane)

The Big Blue was a Lampson Transi heavylift crane.

Big Blue Profile

* Started at Miller Park: Oct. 2, 1998
* Height: 567 feet
* Weight: 2,100 tons
* Lifting Capacity: 1,500 tons
* Counterweights: 1,150 tons
* Cables: 30,000 feet
* Operators: Four
* Cost to Build: $10 million
* Assembly Time: Six weeks
* Average weight of each roof section: 450 tons

The accident

On July 14, 1999 occurred one of the most serious accidents with a heavylift crane. Big Blue collapsed during the construction of the baseball stadium Miller Park in Milwaukee, USA, with a load of 400 tons on the hook. Three people were killed.

External links

* [http://www.uwm.edu/Dept/EHSRM/PROJECT/crane.html breakdown pictures ]
* [http://www.myvideo.de/watch/530043 Video fom the accident ]
* [http://www.lampsoncrane.com Lampson International]


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