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Crane drops huge air conditioning unit down 30 stories in Midtown, damaging building and injuring..
nydailynews.com ^
| May 31, 2015
| Greg B. Smith , Edgar Sandoval , Keldy Ortiz , Caitlin Nolan , Stephen Rex Brown
Posted on 05/31/2015 1:18:20 PM PDT by PROCON
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Um, boss, do I still have my job?
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posted on
05/31/2015 1:18:21 PM PDT
by
PROCON
To: PROCON
Been there done that. Next time use a Sky Crane!
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posted on
05/31/2015 1:20:24 PM PDT
by
Forty-Niner
(The barely bare berry bear formerly known as Arctos Horribilis.)
To: PROCON
Wow, miracle no one was killed.
And who lifts something like that without multiple independent failsafe attachment points?
You can’t cross the street without going to a crosswalk and pushing the damn button and getting permission without risking a ticket, but it’s perfectly okay to haul a multiton AC unit up thirty stories hanging from a single strap?
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posted on
05/31/2015 1:22:11 PM PDT
by
Talisker
(One who commands, must obey.)
To: PROCON
when a rigging strap holding the air conditioner broke Missed inspection?
Bad strap?
Improper rigging for load type?
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posted on
05/31/2015 1:22:50 PM PDT
by
EBH
(And the angel poured out his cup...)
To: PROCON
That could’ve been really, REALLY bad! Yikes!
Have they ruled out Terrorism, yet? *SMIRK*
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posted on
05/31/2015 1:23:27 PM PDT
by
Diana in Wisconsin
(I don't have 'Hobbies.' I'm developing a robust Post-Apocalyptic skill set...)
To: PROCON
Kramer did that once in Jerry’s apartment.
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posted on
05/31/2015 1:23:45 PM PDT
by
FrdmLvr
("WE ARE ALL OSAMA, 0BAMA!" al-Qaeda terrorists who breached the American compound in Benghazi)
To: PROCON
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posted on
05/31/2015 1:24:10 PM PDT
by
PA-RIVER
To: PROCON
A lot of the buildings in the area are pre-war but still: no elevator available?
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posted on
05/31/2015 1:24:29 PM PDT
by
miss marmelstein
(Richard the Third: "I should like to drive away not only the Turks (moslims) but all my foes.")
To: PROCON
I wonder what the building owner is going to say in his email to the tenants.
To: PROCON
To: PROCON
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posted on
05/31/2015 1:26:01 PM PDT
by
mylife
("The roar of the masses could be farts")
To: FrdmLvr
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posted on
05/31/2015 1:26:57 PM PDT
by
PROCON
(CRUZing into 2016 with Ted.)
To: PROCON
Friend of mine, crane operator, refused to do a lift due to a frayed cable. He was begged and excoriated, but still refused.
This meant that the job would have to be extended into the next day, instead of just ‘finishing it now’. Long drive back to the base, and repeat the next day. More time and more cost.
Maybe he avoided this kind of ‘problem’. But was not appreciated for it.
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posted on
05/31/2015 1:27:01 PM PDT
by
Scrambler Bob
(an icon of resistance within the oppressed patriots, who represent resilience in the face of SSV)
To: miss marmelstein
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posted on
05/31/2015 1:27:04 PM PDT
by
ladyjane
To: PROCON
Oops.
What happened isn’t a resume enhancer.
Well, I guess that company will lose a lot of business.
It could have been worse.
Hopefully the company’s insurance can cover it.
To: PROCON
Dang, how in the world did the Unionized, over-permitted workers mess this one up so bad?
You can't hang a window awning, in that city, without several union groups involved and numerous permits filed....for safety.
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posted on
05/31/2015 1:29:57 PM PDT
by
Jane Long
("And when thou saidst, Seek ye my face; my heart said unto thee, Thy face, LORD, will I seek")
To: ladyjane; miss marmelstein
All right ladies, break it up :-)
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posted on
05/31/2015 1:29:58 PM PDT
by
PROCON
(CRUZing into 2016 with Ted.)
To: PROCON
I blame Global Warming for this.
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posted on
05/31/2015 1:30:37 PM PDT
by
ClearCase_guy
(Claire Wolfe should check her watch. It's time.)
To: miss marmelstein
A lot of the buildings in the area are pre-war but still: no elevator available? These units can be huge, much too big to fit into an elevator much less get through the doors.
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posted on
05/31/2015 1:30:59 PM PDT
by
Blennos
To: PROCON
LOL - but I like blondes. I’m a blonde.
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posted on
05/31/2015 1:31:06 PM PDT
by
ladyjane
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