He left them and started up the ladder to the crane cab.

His voice went racketing up to the crane cab.

The crane cab was fully exposed to the blazing Texas sun and temperatures were in the low 90s.

He later spoke to the crane operator who was about to get inside the crane cab.

The boom fell backwards, hit the crane cab and collapsed onto a nearby truck.

Local affiliates at the scene said the man was getting sick inside the crane, possible due to the heat while in the non-air-conditioned crane cab.

A polyester sling that lifted the piece tore; the sculpture smashed on the crane cab and the crowded street but hit no one.

All original safety equipment, windshield wipers, heaters and seating in crane cabs must be in working order.

The man was on his way to his crane cab when the accident happened and was left "shaken" by his lucky escape.

Edmir Pishtar, who was in a van outside the site, said he spoke to the operator who was about to get into the crane cab.

The winch units for whip hoist, main hoist and boom luffing are all situated above the crane cab.

The son, Donald C. Leo, 30 years old and three weeks away from his wedding day, died when the crane cab hit the street that day.

With a suitably engineered radio link, a crane controller can be located in sight of the load, rather than hidden in the crane cab.

Physical - Most of the work is performed while sitting in the crane cab, and considerable physical effort is required to operate the hand and foot controls.

Environment - The crane cab affords its occupant some protection from bad weather, but the Dredge Supervisor is subject to engine noise, fumes and vibration.

"The crane cab completely came apart from the mast in a way that allows us to, and has drawn us to, focus on the actual turntable," LiMandri said.

To demolish walls the ball is suspended at the desired height from a crane boom and a secondary steel rope pulls the ball toward the crane cab.

Throughout the day, the suspect dropped items from the crane cab, including his shirt and shoes, some cans, a fire extinguisher, and other items that may have been inside the cab.

The boom luffing winch unit, situated above the crane cab, was torn from its mounting pedestal, debris from the winch unit fell onto the deck below but the majority fell into the sea.

Police tried Monday to coax a man from a crane cab on the Southern Methodist University campus in suburban Dallas after he told officers he was armed and threatened to shoot anyone who approached him.

A contract crew was trying to lower the more than 9-ton pipe through an opening on the pump station roof when it pulled the crane cab off the ground, said Dallas Fire Rescue spokeswoman Sherrie Lopez.

In most applications the best solution is to incorporate a slab grab into the crane control system such that grab opening and closing and a slewing mechanism can be effected from the crane cab pendant or remote controller.

Wind speeds can thus be displayed at key vantage points such as in the crane cab for the benefit of the operator, at the base of the crane for information before operation and in the office of the Safety Representative.

Dak was up in the crane cab, sweating blood as he moved it at dead slow speed, just as hed drilled a dozen times with our extra tank car, which wed filled with cement to simulate the mass of the ship.

Potain has also developed a range of building hoists, including a hoist designed to give operator access to the cab of tower cranes, increasing safety and decreasing rime lost when the operators climb up to and down from the crane cab.