The danger from a crane contacting overhead power lines is well-known. From 1999-2012, there were nine deaths in Washington from crane contacts with power lines, including a double fatality in 2010.

A man was critically injured after a crane made contact with a power line when it partially collapsed in Fort Lauderdale Wednesday morning, causing an electrical explosion. The incident happened at a ...

New guidance on the safe operation of cranes near overhead power lines has been published by the International Crane Stakeholders Assembly (ICSA). Guidance –Safe Crane Operation in the Vicinity of ...

LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) – A crane brought down power lines late Monday night along the 101 Freeway in Hollywood, creating a chain reaction which knocked out power to over 1,000 Los Angeles Department of ...

FORT LAUDERDALE (CBSMiami) - Two workers were nearly electrocuted when a crane they were standing next to hit a powerline. Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue said the crane was being used to lift an object ...

PALM BAY, Fla. — A man is dead after a crane touched a power line and caught fire Wednesday in Palm Bay, multiple reports say. WKMG-TV explains a crane operator was working the heavy machinery when ...

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One construction worker is in critical condition and another is listed as serious after both were severely burned when a crane touched a power line at a West Seattle construction site Monday, Seattle ...

NEW HANOVER COUNTY, N.C. (WECT) - Two workers were shocked after a crane struck a power line at a construction site in New Hanover County Thursday afternoon. According to a Facebook post by the ...

The head of a family-owned demolition company was electrocuted and two of his employees died after running to his aid when the boom of a crane struck high-voltage power lines at a concrete plant in ...

PORTAGE, Mich. — Power has been restored in Portage after more than 8,700 Consumers Energy customers suddenly lost electricity in the middle of the day. Newschannel 3's Franque Thompson reported in ...

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — One person was injured after a crane hit a high-voltage electrical line in downtown Fort Lauderdale on Wednesday morning, causing explosions that damaged a number of cars, fire ...