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Incorrect lifting system used for precast concrete stair elements
A reporter was asked to inspect a precast concrete stair unit which was exhibiting cracking around the lifting anchor locations after being de-moulded.
13 December 2022
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 883
Region: CROSS-UK
Tower crane base designs
A reporter’s firm has been involved in the design and checking of numerous tower crane bases and have come across many examples where the supplier of the tower crane has supplied incorrect loadings. These incorrect loadings could have led to crane failures had the errors not been spotted.
7 June 2022
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 1093
Region: CROSS-UK
Object rolling into live carriageway
A disc of concrete rolled from a construction area onto a live carriageway, colliding with a passing vehicle.
6 June 2022
Report ID: 1089
Region: CROSS-UK
Failure of cast-in wire lifting loops on manhole cover slabs
A cast-in wire lifting loop failed when lifting a 4m diameter precast manhole cover slab into place.
23 May 2022
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 629
Region: CROSS-UK
Safe use of lifting magnets
A reporter highlights how a two-tonne lift using magnetic lifting equipment was abandoned, averting a potential high consequence event.
1 October 2019
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 849
Region: CROSS-UK
Roof tiles falling from height
A reporter describes how a skip turned upside down at high level and the contents crashed down onto the pavement.
1 October 2019
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 677
Region: CROSS-UK
Incorrect load testing of steel lifting frames
On two occasions, a reporter has experienced issues with load tests on steel lifting frames and wonders how many other load tests may have been carried out incorrectly without being noticed.
1 April 2019
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 786
Region: CROSS-UK
Collapse of lifting tackle connected by threaded bar
A reporter describes how a set of 3t chain blocks and a 1m length of 20mm diameter threaded bar failed and fell from a height of 5m.
1 October 2018
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 692
Region: CROSS-UK
Failure of prestressed hollowcore units during lifting
A reporter raises concerns about how prestressed hollowcore units can fail during lifting if not carefully designed, planned, and managed.
1 October 2018
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 749
Region: CROSS-UK
Failure of cast-in lifting anchor on precast twin-wall
A precast reinforced concrete twin-wall panel was being lifted when one of the cast-in lifting anchors suffered a brittle failure.
1 January 2018
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 637
Region: CROSS-UK
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