MAY 22, 2015
NORTH ARLINGTON, NEW JERSEY
A boom truck overturned yesterday in Arlington, New Jersey
damaging a lexus SUV car but the operator escaped without injuries other than
brown and liquid stuff on his work cloths.
The crane was set up on grass with outriggers retracted but down, mats were used under the outrigger pads/feet. The crane was using its retracted boom to support overhead power lines, while maintenance work was being carried out, when it began to tilts and then went over. The operator was able to jump clear, but the crane came down onto the front end of a parked car.
The crane operator was not hurt, Fire Chief John Inzinna said. The crane was being used to support electrical wires during maintenance work.
The crane was set up on grass with outriggers retracted but down, mats were used under the outrigger pads/feet. The crane was using its retracted boom to support overhead power lines, while maintenance work was being carried out, when it began to tilts and then went over. The operator was able to jump clear, but the crane came down onto the front end of a parked car.
The crane operator was not hurt, Fire Chief John Inzinna said. The crane was being used to support electrical wires during maintenance work.
Crews cleaned up a small hydrochloric fluid leak in the
parking lot, Inzinna said. A Lexus SUV was damaged in the incident.
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration was
notified, he said.