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  2. Manual handling of loads - Wikipedia

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    When an injury occurs from manual handling of materials, it often is a result of one of the following underlying condition(s). Awkward posture: Bending or twisting; Repetitive motions: Frequency of a task; Forceful exertions: Carrying or lifting heavy loads; Pressure points: The load applying pressure to select areas on the body only

  3. Lift-on/lift-off - Wikipedia

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    Cranes on a LoLo vessel Flora Delmas, a LoLo vessel Container with a crane on it. Lift-on/lift-off (LoLo, sometimes LOLO, LO/LO or Lo/Lo) [1] ships are cargo ships with on-board cranes to load and unload cargo. Ships with cranes or other cargo handling equipment on-board are also termed geared vessels.

  4. Mobile crane - Wikipedia

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    A mobile crane is a cable-controlled crane mounted on crawlers or rubber-tired carriers or a hydraulic-powered crane with a telescoping boom mounted on truck-type carriers or as self-propelled models. [1] They are designed to easily transport [2] to a site and use with different types of load and cargo with little or no setup or assembly.

  5. Crane Carrier Company - Wikipedia

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    Crane Carrier Company (CCC) is a manufacturer that specializes in construction truck and garbage truck chassis. Located in New Philadelphia, Ohio , it was established by Robert Zeligson in 1946, along with the affiliated Zeligson Trucks.

  6. XGC88000 crawler crane - Wikipedia

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    The XGC88000 crawler crane, unlike the majority of crawler cranes, comes in two sections. The primary section consists of the crane itself, which boasts a maximum boom length of 144 meters, a maximum total length of 173 meters (including the counterweight radius), a maximum height (when fully erect) of 108 meters, a lifting capacity ranging between 3,600 and 4,000 tons [10] [11] [12] (although ...

  7. New York City crane collapse – live: Six injured after crane ...

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    Not the first crane accident for city, or equipment owner. 08:45, AP. The crane is owned by the New York Crane & Equipment Corp., one of the city’s most widely used crane providers, officials said.

  8. Engine crane - Wikipedia

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    An engine crane (also referred as engine hoist [1]) is a common repair tool used in vehicle repair shops to remove or install gasoline or diesel engines in small and crowded vehicle engine compartments. It uses a heavy cantilevered support structure to hold the engine in mid-air so that the mechanic can carefully connect or disconnect fragile ...

  9. American Crane Corporation - Wikipedia

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    American Crane Corporation is an American manufacturer of construction cranes based in Wilmington, North Carolina. It manufacturers lattice boom crawler cranes with capacities ranging from 50 to 275 tons. The American Crane Corporation was founded in 1882 as the Franklin Manufacturing Company, and in 1892 the name changed to American Hoist ...