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Just read the OSHA report on crane tip-overs from last year and the main cause shocked me
I was looking at the 2023 OSHA fatality and catastrophe summaries online. They said over 70% of mobile crane tip-overs were due to soft ground or outrigger setup failures, not high winds or overloading like I thought. The report specifically called out a case in Tampa where the ground looked solid but gave way under full load. Has anyone else had a close call with ground conditions that seemed okay at first?
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angela_robinson28d ago
Wow, that's exactly it. Like @caseyf32 said, it's never just dirt, there's always something buried. I mean, even a washed-out trench from old rain or a layer of fill dirt that seems packed can just collapse. The Tampa case is basically the same story as a hidden tank, just different junk under the surface. It makes you wonder how many sites get a quick look and a "yeah it's fine" without any real testing.
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