Crane overturn in Alberta

Don’t blame those at fault.

Thank you, my friend LTC (Join to see) for making us aware that a 300 tonne Liebherr LTM 1300-6.1 owned by Xcaliber Crane and Rigging, overturned outside of the Dr Margaret Ann Armour school on the south side of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada yesterday.
Thankfully nobody was injured.

"The operator was said to be running through safety checks and had raised the mostly retracted main boom from its trailing boom dolly to full elevation, and as the counterweight slewed over one of the rear outriggers the jack punched through the surface and sank causing the crane to tip over rearwards.
Thankfully on one was hurt in the incident, even though the crane cab was damaged, and damage was limited to the crane and the ground. The Alberta Labour and Immigration department and Occupational Health and Safety inspectors are investigating the incident."

FYI COL Mikel J. Burroughs Lt Col John (Jack) Christensen Lt Col Charlie Brown LTC Greg Henning LTC Jeff Shearer Maj Bill Smith, Ph.D. Maj William W. "Bill" Price Maj Marty Hogan CPT Scott Sharon CWO3 Dennis M. SSG William Jones SGT (Join to see) SGT John " Mac " McConnell SP5 Mark Kuzinski PO2 Kevin Parker PO3 Bob McCord Cynthia Croft Maj Kim Patterson

LTC (Join to see) The crane operator made a real mess of his crane. HIS CRANE - HIS PROBLEM!