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THE COLLAPSING CRANE EPIDEMIC GOES GLOBAL

Posted by: William Gentile
November 10, 2008
Topic: Construction Accidents

New York has had the worst of it, but collapsing cranes have caused catastrophic injuries all over the world in the recent global building boom.  The Associated Press reports that Dubai is the latest city to experience a collapsing crane.  Luckily, there were no reported injuries.

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