An Ohio demolition worker has been fatally electrocuted at site in Carthage, Indiana.
Authorities say an Ohio man was fatally shocked when the semitrailer he was driving touched power lines at a central Indiana demolition site.
Rush County Coroner Ann Moster said Friday that 48-year-old Gary D. Colvin of Eaton, Ohio, was pronounced dead shortly after Wednesday afternoon’s accident at the former Carthage Mill.
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Real or staged, this video of a wrecking ball hitting a passing car is certainly dramatic.
Video shows in close-up how explosive charges slice through legs of tower.
On Wednesday this week, Mayrland-based Controlled Demolition, Inc. performed the successful explosives felling of the 95 metre tall, structural steel Solar Two Facility Central Receiving Tower in Daggett, California. The second phase of this video captures how the explosive charges cut through the steel legs of the tower, bringing down the entire structure.
Video captures the demise of a gantry crane on the banks of the Delaware River.
The large gantry crane sweeps slowly along the rails that run parallel to Philadelphia’s mighty Delaware River in the same way that it has done hundreds if not thousands of times. But what’s this? The entire steel structure comes crashing down in what is claimed to be a planned demolition but what looks worryingly like some mechanical form of suicide leap.
Crane demolition or crane suicide….you decide:
ACE Plant has introduced the new Dust Fighter dust suppression system.
A new generation of equipment from dust suppression specialist, ACE Plant, offers greater versatility and overall efficiency than traditional methods – and it’s more economical, too.
Based on a powerful 3-phase electric fan with hose water feed to produce a fog like mist, Dust Fighter has a range of up to 60m in windless conditions, and is available in four sizes and two versions: a plug-in electric model mounted on a 3–wheeled trolley, or fully self-contained with on-board generator mounted on a rugged 4-wheeled chassis and integral 2000 litre stainless steel water reservoir.
ACE Plant is taking the concept even further and is working on the design of a hydraulically driven model that can be mounted on any of its standard mobile dust suppression tankers and which will have the capability of carrying enough water for a whole day’s operation.
All models are fitted with a water filter and have full 360º manual swivel allowing accurate all round targeting. Options include remote control for water ‘on’ and ‘off’, while oscillation and raise / lower functions are available in either automatic or remote control mode.
Dust Fighter is available for sale only through ACE Plant, with machines also available for hire (in England and Wales).
“Dust Fighter is a genuine problem solver when it comes to tackling high level airborne dust,” says ACE Plant managing director Frank Cundell. “It fits perfectly into our established range of mobile dust suppression tankers which can be equipped with raingun, basic spray bar or our top selling hydraulic spinning disc water applicator.”
Michigan demolition contractors to face tougher rules.
The Michigan city of Buchanan has adopted an ordinance to govern future building demolition to coincide with its more aggressive stand toward dilapidated structures.
The Buchanan City Commissioners at their meeting this week voted unanimously in favor of the policy and fee for a demolition permit. Under the new policy, the permit requires the removal of both the building and foundation or slab. The site must also be restored with clean fill and graded. And, within the next 30 days, the property once filled and graded must be seeded with grass.
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Tampa city council awards lumberyard wrecking contract.
Plant City has awarded a contract to D.H. Griffin Wrecking Co. to tear down the remaining buildings and other structures at the former Stock Building Supply. Griffin Wrecking will pay the city $500, in exchange for the right to salvage materials from the site. A lumberyard had operated at that location since 1935.
The city’s Community Redevelopment Agency bought the 2.38 acres in 2008 as part of its efforts to revive midtown, an area south of historic downtown. The city allowed Stock to continue its operations in exchange for lease payments, but the lumberyard closed a few months ago amid a Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing by Stock Building Supply Holdings. The company, which bought the business from a Plant City family in 2000, cited slumping sales.
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Implosion video captures final moments for Dutch coal bunker.
A new video showing the implosion of the Maascentrale coal bunker by explosives specialists Uittenboogaard is oddly reminiscent of the now infamous Turkish rolling building.
Inspections of flood-damaged bridges could herald bridge demolition gold rush.
Across the UK county of Cumbria, structural engineers are racing against time to inspect the areas 1,800+ bridges for signs of wear and potential collapse following last week’s catastrophic flooding. With several of the county’s bridges swept away in the torrent and several more already earmarked for demolition due to flood damage, local demolition companies are bracing themselves for what could be a much-needed gold rush.
The area has been one of the worst hit by the recession that has gripped the UK demolition industry for the past 12 months or more. And while the events of last week, in which a local policeman died, are hardly cause for celebration, any resulting demolition work will be music to the ears of local demolition workers who have been all but idle for the past year.
Northside Road Bridge at Workington was the first to be swept away in the early hours of Saturday 21 November resulting in the death of PC Bill Barker. By the end of Saturday five more bridges − Northside Footbridge in Workington, Lorton bridge near Cockermouth, Newlands Beck Bridge near Keswick, Camerton Footbridge linking Great Clifton with Camerton and the suspension footbridge over River Eamont near Dalemain − had collapsed.
“Capita Symonds is organising bridge checks and has redeployed some staff [from around the country],” said Cumbria County Council highways network manager John Robinson. “Preliminary checks assess which bridges are affected and which ones aren’t.”
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Demolition firms given second chance to bid after concerns over tendering process.
Councillor Brian Ward, Stoke-on-Trent City Council deputy leader, has asked officers to re-tender the contract to demolish Westcliffe Hospital, Chell.
London-based contractor Brown & Mason had previously been identified as the preferred bidder out of seven short-listed firms, despite quoting a price three times higher than that of a rival.
But, following allegations local companies were effectively excluded from the process, because of the council’s electronic tendering system, Mr Ward has asked for the contract to be re-tendered. He has also called for a full review of the council’s tendering and procurement procedures and for audit officers to look into the Westcliffe case.
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