Deadly New York City Crane Collapse - 4 Dead as Crane Falls

[MsDrummermike]

Thank fuck IM a midget... It missed me....

[marcel911]

wow. Nasty. I can't believe I never saw this on the news in the UK. Something like this should have made it over hear.

[injurydoctornyc]

Later they discovered that their was a crack in the crane, and that the welders were not so comforitble with their work, but the company ignored this knowledge. I hope the families and those injured by the company will be compensated for their losses. How tragic of an event.

[vontrop]

Can someone tell me the difference between local 14 and local 15 operating engineers

Also what is local 14 b ? What is the b for?

I am an operator from Detroit and we have a bet about this

[dman1590]

@vontrop im in 14b, the main difference between 14 and 15 is 14 is mostly h&p while 15 had more utility type jobs, the b in 14 basically denotes you dont have a crane license yet

[vontrop]

@dman1590 i moved to nyc and got on with a utility company very fast(local 15 said to get my own work and call them) unfortunately the outfit lost their contract and local 15 said they were slow.

thanks for the info

[vontrop]

@dman1590 by the way there is a ton of work in 15 s area i had 2 offers in 10 days to run a backhoe but i had to say no (15 wont clear me in from local 324 detroit)

i guess im off to the non union side, that sucks!

good luck and thanks for the info

[dman1590]

@vontrop yeah 15's hall is moving im surprised they wouldnt clear you or put you on permit

[vontrop]

@dman1590 its strange , my dispatcher from my local called and talked to them twice to help me get cleared and they said they were slow.

i went thru the apprenticeship , salted for the union , went on strike ect and they still wont c;ear me yet.

there is plenty of work here in nyc - let me know if you need some leads, a few outfits tried to hire me but i had to say "i dont have clearance "

[vontrop]

@dman1590 have you ever heard of someone getting a permit to work in local 14s area?

[Codis998]

:'(

[mdog2700]

OK now somebody will be an ass and say bush did it. democrats suck the hairy pimple puss from the ----.

[jxbboi]

umm no. you just did.

[JeyLeys]

es ist nicht witzig wenn menschen sterben!!!

[Jokerz514]

not funny if people died....

NOT

[chinesemonk]

"HD chopper" not your average helicopter with a camera

[03jonesr2]

its not funny if people died!

[Tyannalyn]

omg its like a Bird Crane dying from Kung Fu PANDA OMFG LMFAO

[lilbeezy4utoo]

How many yanks did it killed?

[rockshox101avidjuicy]

funny comment but shame about your english!

[ccdcat68]

i saw it happen i was near there

[hasanshukur]

r u sure it wasnt an inside job or another bush plan !!

[fastlaid]

this is not funny...!!!! i am a tower crane operator myself.

[chrisgurule]

rofl

[thatgracefulledge]

It doesn't look like a Manitowoc Company crain :)

where I live right next to prob a cheap ass Chinese crane

[dallasboy1117]

oh my gosh

[tvsasso]

NYC isnt cursed BTW curses dont even exsist. and maybe it collapsed becuz probably it wasnt build right

[PaulCurley777]

you mean today WASNT the first time? holy mary monkey shite!!!!

you know the problem dont you, you build things too high in New York there

[84kedld0f9gh]

Somebody investigate the scene before the steel is sold to China.

[faraskan]

totally agree, never blame the population, they are just controlled by a ruthless and egoistic government, like everywhere else

[ChAoS9779]

One crashed just about an hour ago on 1st avenue, 2 are dead :\....so far...

[Silberdachs]

1 dead (the crane operator), 2 badly injured.

[Silberdachs]

I wonder how long it will be before the Republican GOP trolls on YouTube start blaming terrorists, and the Liberal YT trolls start blaming BushCo for this tragic accident?

[ChAoS9779]

Few hours, and seeing how you posted this 10 hours ago, I would say aboutttttttt now?

[natashamorrisdancer]

It happened again LOL

[mikeygeneral]

These guys dont pay these people enough! when you got disgruntled employees who dont get paid enough,you get shotty work!

Iv'e seen it for myslef.

[chestnut4life]

please be careful what u LOL at. There are people dead and families are suffering, dead and alive.

[CassiusGrand]

poor new york is falling apart.

[hansok]

if canada's so important, then why do 95% of its population live within 10 miles of the USA border?

[hansok]

hahaha yeah america's really living off of a country whos entire economy is based on a maple tree

[garettdoornwaard]

???WTF???? How OLD are you..cuz' you really don't know ANYTHING! We have more of everything than you..OIL, MINERALS, LUMBER, FRESH WATER..and OH..INTELLIGENT PEOPLE!!!

[igotnomods]

no Stupid, native americans Build this country.

[igotnomods]

Unions are the destroyer of all. Just look @ american automobile manufacturers. Bunch of over paid cry babies.

[IWLocal8]

Sorry stupid - Unions BUILD this country.

[IWLocal8]

This happened because incompetents were jumping the crane. It's Iron work, not a job for Laborers.

[chee006]

I agree New York is kinda curse no ofence but i think its because New York was bough over from the red indians for some buttons and a few coins in a chest box somthing like that i tink the red indians curse when they found that New York its worth much more hoever i always wanted to stay in New York I will move to New York no mater how curse it is.

[MustacheLad]

i feel bad for new york... 911 and know this!

[bukowski5000]

i passed that in a cab, was some crazy shit

[corderok84]

I don't see why anyone would favorite this it's just sad...

[GoatBarn]

Maybe in lieu of favorite think, referenced such as for possible research or verification showing the extent of damage in this particular example.

[MounDoGG]

He said "Building collapse in East side of Manhattan" i remembered the 9/11 :'(

[RAA555]

NEW YORKS CURSED LOL

[angelsoulnme]

new york is the best

i live there

[RAA555]

NEW YORKS CURSED LOL

[Tonto47474]

its not that its cursed its that there is so much land that anything that is possible will happen and its such a fast city that everything is done quick so they dnt re check the stuff

[maxmanmaxy]

lo, mnci

[lemonlysunny]

it is just like as movie spider man 3...

[bushtyranny]

Breaking News (Pun) ANOTHER Crane just collapsed in Miami today. But Bush insists "there has NEVER been another Terrorist attack on U.S. Soil"? No cruise ship infections, no Spiniche laced with Ecoli, no mass fires by arson, no bridge collapses by loosened bolts, no train derailments, no landing gear collapses, no Nuke powerplants shutdown within 5 days in Floriduh, no rifle terror plot at last superbowl, no power outage at LAX, no, none of these things could be terrorism.

[kickin45]

Put away your conspiracy theories dumbass

[bushtyranny]

kicken45, If everybody put away their "Theories", then we would have nothing but stupid idiots following a corrupt leader, oh wait, its TRUE! SHHHHH! Don't tell anybody Bush doesn't have a perfect record after all, well except for 911.

[kickin45]

no he doesn't have a perfect record, but to blame a cran collapsing, cruse ship infections, spiniche (not sure what that is) ecoli lacing, mass fires by arson, bridge collapsing's, train derailments, landing gear....on and on. to blame that all on terrorism? just shows how stupid you really are......

[bushtyranny]

Stupid huh, is that why the Minnisota I 90 Bridge collapsed and within a few hours it was reported "it was Not Terrorism", but the NTSB wasn't even there yet? Not til the next day. Now, we all know Bomb sniffing dogs can smell in 30 feet of running mucky water for bolts that have been lossened. Look at gusset picture released a few days ago. Shows it swaying to one side. Loose Bolts? or maybe the lateral device known in Nascar as a Panhard bar was disconnected. But I am just an idiot?

[kickin45]

yep. you are.

[shnuggiez]

LOL man this video makes me laugh.

[CULAVE]

jonpilot- was there any need for that? People are dead

[jonpilot]

so less americans now!

[CULAVE]

Well since NYC is one of the the worlds most diverse cities, theres a small chance they weren't American anyway. Really, think before you write.

[ladymaes5]

jonpilot, how about one less Canadian? That would be you!!

[Renelwd93]

im not american or canadian im from Amsterdam (Holland). my question is: why do the american hate the canadian. and the canadian the american?

[lemonlysunny]

ya i not know.. cuz i am canadian.. haha

[prospectnyc]

that is sad :(

[GutZGator]

This what happens when you use NON UNION LABOR you have accidents, If you're not Union, you're a SCABBY RAT BASTARD!!!

L.U. 15, S.M.W.I.A.

[budfloor]

you can eat a fucking cock gut, you union bastards are a bunch of NO MULTI-TASKING WHINEY BITCHES!!!! take that to the bank

[localhand]

All Work in the city of New York is Union.This was an accident caused in part by a riggin strap breaking.

[GutZGator]

The work was being done at night, therefore they were hiding from the unions.

[IWLocal8]

Stupid fuck gutless gay-tor. Laborers fucked this up.

You're a tinner? LMFAO

[GutZGator]

How do you get an Iron worker to blow ya?

Answer: Just tell IWLocal8 Iron workers that it isn't their work then they'll want to steel it!

UNION ITS NOT JUST A BROTHERHOOD, ITS A JOKE!

[IWLocal8]

You're a joke you dumbass guttercutter.

Don't be pissed at me that your mom's so stupid and has square tits because she forgot to take the Kleenex out of the box.

[GutZGator]

This is Job security for construction workers, they turned 1 job site into 4 new ones because now they will have to fix the other buildings...lol

[wwedirector13]

How the heck can so many buildings be damaged?

[notwhat123]

hey my school is a block away from there haha...  i hang out next to that bodega with the red awning! too bad im on break or else i wuda seen that shit 4 real...

[ThatOneGuy8904]

i love how just cuz it happens in nyc, its a HUGE DEAL! yet if it happened anywhere else it wouldnt have even made it to the news.

[IdolsNikki]

ur right, if this had happened in my country, people in america wouldn't know about it

[randyand2]

Anytime 4 people die in a construction mishap it will make the news it doesnt matter where!

[zeronemcs2]

shit happens, u no

[plubelly]

have respect

[goblindealer]

I can tell you right now that was a non union job ...

that what happens when you hire Mexicans.

[randyand2]

Goblin,

You got to be kidding me. I was in New York of course it was a Closed Shop job there is not scab work in NYC. It happened because people cut corners and took unneeded risks. It has nothing to do with the race of the people involved.

[Montcobum58]

Workers in charge of operating and raising the crane were operating enginners and ironworkers- both union. If you disagree then read their obituaries

[Jitterbugie]

I see that every day on my way to school. Kinda scary how things like this can happen so close to you.

[911Psycho]

LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO­L

[DevPack]

I heard that fall, i thuaght ut was a bomb explosion or something i was scared

[dstad]

The sad irony is they work their asses off building homes that they may never afford to live in. Also with congestion pricing/high tolls/taxes/gas they'll have the privilege of paying dearly to do so.

NYC is not for the poor or working class any longer.

[pulsebeatsnyc]

Bloomberg is so quick at building new shit...Accidents like that arent supposed to happen...glad i wasnt there...also thats what happens when you have immigrants workin on construction, theyre just there to do their job, goood or badd, baddd in this case,, and pick up their checks...pray to those who got hurt and rip to those who died.

[dstad]

Better clean the rubble up quick.

Gotta get that new condo tower up before the interest rates rise or the bank folds.

Fuck you aholes!

[Geminate7]

How to secure new properties for construction. Let your crane fall on old buildings that should be torn down anyway.

[14072GINY]

seven dead so far very sad story, terrible accident

[motionpicturesstudio]

well i saw it on tv at 11:30 at night its pretty sad now they raise taxes

[iEATCH33SE]

i was in NYC when this happend. I passed that building.

[RonPaulWasRight]

If Neil Bush were in charge of the security for that brownstone, and Larry Silverstein bought a 99 yr lease 6 weeks before, that building would have probably collapsed in a free fall, demolition style accident.

[skibee50]

Was it lifting concrete or jumping up one section? I bet Osama did this too!

[xxx6misery6xxx]

woah....you hardly ever hear about accidents like this.... poor families

[guitarb0y223]

put a thumps up and u will go to heaven

[duffchick58]

what a crap way to die :(

[RonPaulWasRight]

These little town blues are melting away,

The CIA killed me with with a jetliner.

It's up to you NEW YORK NEW YORK.

We hate you New York! Your mayor fucks prostitutes!

[orlcp]

That just shows how educated you are, It was the governor you F***ING idiot !

[RonPaulWasRight]

I apologize. Let me re-phrase that comment, "Your GOVERNOR fucks prostitutes!"

Sorry bout that.

[RonPaulWasRight]

I wanna wake up in a city that never sleeps,

and find that a crane has crushed my sternum.

Fuck you New York. And fuck the FDNY. And fuck the Yankees.

[guitarb0y223]

dude we have a amazing fire department so shut up

[Fonk04]

/sarcasm?

[NSMadeMan]

I want to get ahold of you and slit your fuckin throat you little puke.

[popplulaa]

never saw crane down before

[RonPaulWasRight]

Haha, timmmmmbbbbeeerrrr! DEAD!

How's that for insensitive?

[Faith20911]

omg this is awful!!!those poor people who were hurt and those families who lost their loved ones and their homes...

[RandreM]

where's spider-man when you need him?

[aznangell01]

lol the 1st time i heard this news i thought it was the bird crane

[ciarafan]

too little space in new york =[ all those buildings

[moltovivace]

this was an inside job.

[nekbeth]

All answers lead to Oil ... the sea of oil under Iraq..

3. For how long will the rest of the world allowed this CRIME to continue (UN & OTAN??

[jacquiemt99]

Quit with the conspiracy BS, it's called gravity, accidents happen.

[nekbeth]

1 . Why has the US been for more than 6 years in Iraq. There is terrorism all over the world. why 6 years without moving anywhere else?? 9/11 had nothing to do with Iraq,, what keeps them there?

2. If they are training Iraqui soldiers to defend their land, how come they are taking so long? And why would you train soldiers , when you already trained your worst enemies ( BIN LADEN in the 80's agains Russia & Hussain) ??

[yastunt]

nek - you are right about it taking a LONG time. .BIn Laden was NOT regarded as an "enemy" in the 80s. .whatever their reasons for taking so long - it doesnt stop the FACT of those promised "virgins" for muslim martyrs.

[nekbeth]

You won't change their dream of 72 virgins for the muslims after they die. If they like to die, then let them die... US still has nothing to do over there...nothing legal at least. There just taking a lot of time stealing that sea of oil under Iraq.. while the rest of the world only watches.. a real shame. Us always says they train "friends" who then become "Enemies", it's happen over & over again. So the excuse for being there training Iraqui soldiers for 6 years now is not acceptable.

[yastunt]

nek - the amount of oil under Iraq is HUGE - no doubt some of it is used to pay for the war effort. .but when the U.S army leaves. .we cant THEN still say Iraq's oil is being "stolen". .they are taking a long time - and it causes people to be suspicious.

[RonPaulWasRight]

Too bad the crane didn't kill every New Yorker!

[bobistrumpet]

wtf is wrong with you? Grow a soul

[XxNOTINGxELSEXX]

this is typical new york city

i live here in new york

this doesen't surprise me

[d1nonlik]

wow goodbye to that construction company

[AVP123xyz]

Where's Spider-Man when you need him. Probably off emo dancing.

[dstad]

NYC is full of shit and they keep stacking it higher and higher.

[RYANMERRELL]

fuck you!

[xiner]

If you say so...you must never have been overseas.

[AdamssUK]

r.i.p

[escueladelea]

Bush is part of the Secret Order that runs the entire planet. One of the chapters of that organization is based in Tucson Arizona. The address is:4033 North Oracle Road, Tucson, AZ 85705 phone #(520) 293-5990. Every person there is part of that conspiracy! You will be shocked to shit!

[cromatical]

hahahahahahahhhaahahahHAHAHAHA­HAHAHAHAHAHhahahahahahaha.....­...........!!!!!!

BUSH IS A PART OF THE SECRET ORDER THAT RUNS THE ENTIRE PLANET?????? RRRROFL!

YEAH AND I'M THE FUCKING ANTICHRIST.

COCKSUCKER.

[escueladelea]

The address is:4033 North Oracle Road, Tucson, AZ 85705 phone #(520) 293-5990. Every person there is part of that conspiracy! You will be shocked to shit!

[pwnage0013]

ROTFLMAO!!! I just called the number you gave and I have to say that you're killing me over here making me laugh! Of course YOUR "information" is no less insane than the rest of the 9-11 loonies that are actually SERIOUS about what THEY think is real!

[kingdamon2107]

lol nicely put pwnage.....but still it sucks how people died....

[stickmonkey2]

there's a denny's at that adress

[mallow399]

jigga what

[CuRLyPLaYz]

loll

[afgniga]

The last days are drawing close..

[gunvelt]

2012

[cromatical]

2012 WHAT? lol

[diewithonor]

were the fuck do u get 2012 from a crane accident damn u ppl are fuckin stupid

[dalailama64]

guys, in the search bar type in "honshu gabriel wheatcroft", i want to see what you think

[RP4409]

man I can't believe the buildings didn't collapse like building 7

[nekbeth]

terrorist attack by Iran,, lets go to invade them and find the terrorist while we rob all their oil.. wouldnt you agree US citizens???

and god bless america (fuck the rest of the world)

[MYPanicAttack]

Signs of the END OF TIME.

I wonder who the anti-christ is... It's a toss up between Hillary, McCain, or Obama...

[xiner]

2 Samuel 6:14: And David danced before the LORD with all his might; and David was girded with a linen ephod.

[kman3113]

wow that's great, but I don't think spewing random phrases from the Bible will help convert people to Christianity.  So just shut the fuck up

[jonpilot]

Man im so happy to be canadian, you guys are embarrassing...

[escueladelea]

I would be happy to be Canadian too if my country was being supported by its neighbour to the South!

[jonpilot]

escueladelea?? dont know what that means but anyways, dont you ever noticed how were so respected? When i fly to other place's like china or the U.K we get thanked but then again your history is horrible you guys still thing we use dog's to get around... EMBARRASSING to you guys but we love it when you guys make fools out of yourselfs!!

[ladymaes5]

You know exactly what escueladelea meant..Are you so delusional, that you think other countries you visit, alert their citizens of your arrival, so that they can kiss your feet?! Dogs to get around? That's a good one...History's fine...No embarrassment, either...It's interesting, you claim "WE" love when you make fools etc..Well,I think your post is not only foolish, but ignorant as well! I can assure you-300 mil. people don't care what you(WE) think..Get over yourself!

[garettdoornwaard]

Are you on crack? Your economy..your entire country is a drain on Canada. It is fucking embarrasing to be associated with you guys in the global arena!! FUCK THE *usa*!

[pwnage0013]

and 90% of the people everywhere are a drain on my blessed Planet!

[mikeygeneral]

Yup and i'm american

[Canadaismylife]

lol...

[orangeman5000]

this was a terrorist attack. the crane was wearing a turban and the cranes passport was found at the scene intact and unscathed.

[xiner]

1 Corinthians 14:34: The women are to keep silent in the churches; for they are not permitted to speak, but are to subject themselves, just as the Law also says.

[escueladelea]

Muslim sabotage!

[pwnage0013]

LOL no way. "THEY" ordered the police to stand down, while explosive charges were set and then it was all made to LOOK like an accident, but really Bush did it to grab more oil.

LMMFAO!!!

[inmypajamasxD]

This is terrible. Where is Spiderman when you need him?

[prettyricky46]

i see those damn cranes waiving across the highway in Gaithersburg MD....they look unstable

[DannySMalone]

I hope no one else was killed.

I gotta funny feeling people are gonna start relating this terroist attacks... *sigh*

[junebugtl64]

OK MORON dont just post a comment and say 9/11 was an inside job explain why you think this and be specific, because Ive heard even expertS try to say the same thing and they can come up with an educated reason, so come on you EXPERT!

[nekbeth]

I can tell you that the Mossad warned the US about these 2 planes months before and gave a shit about it. There is also prove that Bush knew about 9/11 before they crashed and let it happen. US is running of of oil reserves, your economy is going down cause of that... they had to do something and soon.. if not, why are they still in Iraq (a country that had nothing to do with 9/11 after more than 6 years.... Training people to defend their own land?? like they trained Osama in the 80s??

[raychill333]

I'm wondering why this makes the first page of videos,

vs. those dying in Sudan everyday for something on purpose, the numbers are incomparable.

I'm not saying this isn't newsworthy, and I feel awful for those affected by this accident,

but what about those who don't have a choice right now,

the girls who have a bigger chance of getting pregnant and dying then getting their elementary school education.

no one has to answer,

just speaking my mind,

[deepcoverone]

I pray for those who families who lost loved ones in this terrible accident.

[nekbeth]

I'd be no surprise if Bush made an announcement that this was made by a terrorist group from Iran or some other country rich of oil.

[Kailys3]

Hence why I always get nervous as hell when the stupid highway onramp detour makes me drive under all the cranes x.x

[WTC7WasPulled]

9/11 was an inside job.

Investigate.