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    On September 11, 2015 in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, a German-made Liebherr crawler crane collapsed during a strong storm, killing 118 people and injuring 394 who were gathered at the Grand Mosque for Hajj pilgrimage preparations. An investigation found that wind speeds exceeded what the crane was designed to withstand, causing it to tilt over while its boom was extended to 190 meters. Lessons from the incident included ensuring cranes are secured during storms and that lifting operations account for weather forecasts.

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    Crane Fatal Accident

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    On September 11, 2015 in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, a German-made Liebherr crawler crane collapsed during a strong storm, killing 118 people and injuring 394 who were gathered at the Grand Mosque for Hajj pilgrimage preparations. An investigation found that wind speeds exceeded what the crane was designed to withstand, causing it to tilt over while its boom was extended to 190 meters. Lessons from the incident included ensuring cranes are secured during storms and that lifting operations account for weather forecasts.

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    On September 11, 2015 in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, a German-made Liebherr crawler crane collapsed during a strong storm, killing 118 people and injuring 394 who were gathered at the Grand Mosque for Hajj pilgrimage preparations. An investigation found that wind speeds exceeded what the crane was designed to withstand, causing it to tilt over while its boom was extended to 190 meters. Lessons from the incident included ensuring cranes are secured during storms and that lifting operations account for weather forecasts.

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    Crane Fatal Accident

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    On September 11, 2015 in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, a German-made Liebherr crawler crane collapsed during a strong storm, killing 118 people and injuring 394 who were gathered at the Grand Mosque for Hajj pilgrimage preparations. An investigation found that wind speeds exceeded what the crane was designed to withstand, causing it to tilt over while its boom was extended to 190 meters. Lessons from the incident included ensuring cranes are secured during storms and that lifting operations account for weather forecasts.

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    Typical Crawler Crane

    Mecca Crawler crane collapse


    On 11 September 2015, a crawler crane toppled over

    onto the Masjid al-Haram, the Grand Mosque in


    Mecca, Saudi Arabia. 118 people were killed and 394
    injured. The city was preparing for the Hajj pilgrimage.
    The incident reportedly occurred shortly before 5:20

    p.m. on Friday, one of the busiest times of the week.


    The crane fell into the east side of the mosque, with its
    boom crashing through the roof. One witness reported
    that the crane fell on the third floor above Al-Safa and
    Al-Marwah at 5:45 p.m. local time.

    Mecca Crawler crane collapse


    The crane collapsed near Al-Salam gate on the upper side

    of Al-Masaa area and that caused the collapse of a small


    part of Al-Masaa and another section of Al-Mataf, the
    bridge area around the holy Kaaba .
    After receiving the report on the investigation into the

    incident, Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman


    ordered on September 15, only four days after the incident,
    that top officials of the Saudi Binladin Group be banned
    from traveling outside the kingdom and the group is also
    suspended from taking new projects.

    Mecca Crawler crane collapse


    The German-made Liebherr Group crawler crane LR 11350

    involved in the incident is operated by the Saudi Binladin


    Group, . Saudi Binladen Group is the second largest
    construction company in the world and was founded by
    billionaire Mohammed Bin Laden.
    The Liebherr Group responded to the accident by sending
    local engineers and engineers from their crane
    manufacturing plant in Germany to help in the
    investigation of the accident and to assist on site.
    The Saudi Gazette reported that Khaled Al-Faisal, the Emir
    (Governor) of Mecca, had ordered the Binladin Group to
    relocate the crane from pedestrian areas and to deploy
    safeguards to prevent pilgrims entering the construction
    zone, eleven days before the accident.

    Mecca Crawler crane collapse


    The report released by

    Liebherr Group states that


    the crane did not have a
    technical defect. According
    to the findings of the
    Liebherr crane experts sent
    to Saudi Arabia, the LR
    11350 was erected at the
    time of the accident with a
    boom length of
    approximately 190 metres,
    parked outside of the
    Grand Mosque and put out
    of operation. Previously it
    had sporadically been used
    for assembly works.

    Mecca Crawler crane collapse


    In the late afternoon of 11

    September 2015, during a strong


    thunderstorm and sandstorm
    with measured wind speeds of
    80 km/h (according to the CNN
    Weather Service) and 105 km/h
    (wind recording of a Liebherr
    Tower Crane near the place of
    accident), heavy rain falls and a
    sudden drop in temperature by
    20 degrees Celsius, the crawler
    crane was caught by the wind
    and tilted over the last support
    rollers of its crawler tracks,
    Liebherr says.

    Mecca Crawler crane collapse


    The operating instructions of the

    LR 11350 and the associated Wind


    Speed Charts show that the
    crawler crane could not withstand
    such a high wind load and that the
    boom should have been lowered to
    the ground preventatively to avoid
    the tilting of the crawler crane.

    Liebherr has taken this very tragic

    accident in Mecca as reason to


    point out again to the operators of
    comparable Liebherr cranes
    worldwide the influences that
    wind has on cranes and to the
    unconditional compliance with
    the appropriate regulations
    mentioned in the operating
    instructions.

    Lesson learned
    One week look ahead weather forecast shall be considered and
    communicated to all concerned parties /lifting crew
    II. Crane assembly and erection procedures shall be established according
    to crane manufacturer's procedures and it shall be reviewed and
    approved by a competent personnel
    III. Crane operator shall be familiar with crane critical lifting operation,
    such as (load chart, length of boom , angle , counter weight , ground
    bearing test (GBT), radius,..etc)
    IV. Crane Maneuvering area shall be free from any personnel and /or
    obstacles
    V. Secure all cranes at the end of every working shift
    VI. Re- assessment and evaluation of all working cranes shall be done by a
    competent personnel to ensure safe lifting operation
    VII. Competency assessment for all lifting crew specially crane operator and
    lifting engineer/supervisor shall be reviewed and approved by
    approved certification authority.
    VIII. Conduct a specific lifting training program to all lifting in charged
    personnel to enhance their competency (Construction/HSE)
    I.

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