CHAMPAIGN – Operating a tower crane isn't for everyone – especially if you're acrophobic, claustrophobic or clumsy. Your whole day is spent in a compact "cabin" about 200 feet in the air. Part of the ...

To the untrained eye, cranes do all the hard labor as they lift substantial amounts of material throughout the daily routine. However, if you look closer, you will see the real heavy lifters — the ...

On a construction site where hundreds of men clamber over the skeleton of a building 14 stories tall, only a handful are willing to scale the swaying 250-foot-high tower crane where Willie Steinberg ...

ANNISTON ARMY DEPOT, Ala. -- Cranes are a marvel of engineering. But, overhead crane accidents cause around 175 severe injuries and nearly 45 fatalities every year, according to the Bureau of Labor ...

At-a-Glance: To become a crane operator, you’ll need a nationally recognized third-party crane operator certification for your crane type, a signalperson and rigger qualification, a current ...

Cranes are fundamental to various industries, including construction and manufacturing. Operating heavy equipment like cranes involves risks that can seriously impact lives, operations, and costs.