The Big Blue Crane Accident. On a frigid afternoon in July of 1999 occurred the crane accident of all crane accidents. “I remember the wind,” said a fan. Back in 1999, my hometown of Milwaukee experienced tragedy as Big Blue, one of, if not the single most powerful crane in the world in usage at the time, collapsed.It was attempting to lift a section of Miller Park ‘s roof into place due to gusting winds faster than the recommended capacity for the crane.. Workers: Crane Was Sinking Prior To Collapse. Since the accident, project officials have obtained a new crane, the Van Seumeren Demag CC-12600, to replace Big Blue and have decided to reduce the weight of future roof piece lifts by about one-third from the earlier levels of 400 to 450 tons each. The three men who died, Wischer, DeGrave and Starr were working from a basket suspended from a crane, around 60 metres up and were hit by falling debris. A center pin apparently came apart at the base of the Lampson Transi-Lift 1500 Series crane, known as "Big Blue," as it was preparing to lower into place a 400-ton piece of the stadium's roof, said Pat Knight, an attorney for Mitsubishi Heavy Industries America Inc., the contractor in charge of the roof installation.
Prof. Raghavan . January 12, 2006 According to the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel, the widows of the three ironworkers who were killed in the July 1999 collapse of the Big Blue Crane at Miller Park in Milwaukee, Wis., will receive about $30 million under the terms of an out-of-court agreement.. 20 years after Big Blue collapse at Miller Park, it's still 'an emotional roller coaster' for ironworker widow. Witnesses at the accident scene said the crane, known as "Big Blue," collapsed, sending the roof section crashing to the stadium below and killing three ironworkers at the site. '” The 450 ton load coupled with 30 mile an hour winds caused the gigantic tower crane’s integrity to be compromised. 1.

January 12, 2006 According to the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel, the widows of the three ironworkers who were killed in the July 1999 collapse of the Big Blue Crane at Miller Park in Milwaukee, Wis., will receive about $30 million under the terms of an out-of-court agreement.. It’s been 20 years since the Big Blue crane collapse at Miller Park. the crane's assembly that left Big Blue susceptible to collapse. Violations in Crane Collapse Top $500,000. 1 On July 14, 1999, one of the largest construction cranes in the world collapsed at the site of a brand new baseball stadium in Milwaukee, killing three steel-workers and injuring five “ BIG BLUE ” the tallest crane in the world (almost 600 feet) fell this afternoon at the sports stadium under construction in Milwaukee of the baseball stadium Miller Park at about 5:15 P.M. “Big Blue” – Milwaukee, WI 1999. AAA/A32 . '3 However, much of the testimony at trial centered on the actions of Victor Grotlisch, who was the site supervisor for Mitsubishi Heavy In-dustries. 20 years ago: Big Blue crane collapses at Miller Park, killing 3 ironworkers. $30 Million Settlement Ends Big Blue Case. The catastrophic collapse of Big Blue on the Milwaukee Brewers baseball stadium retractable roof project could be the most awesome lift accident of all time. The three men were in a basket held by a crane, preparing to bolt down a section of Miller Park’s retractable roof that was being hoisted into place by the large “Big Blue” crane. Investigators are looking into whether the Lampson Transi-Lift 1500 Series crane, known as "Big Blue," toppled into Miller Park because of wind, a crane failure or some other cause. The Big Blue was a Lampson LTI-1500 Transi-Lift heavy lift crawler crane that collapsed on July 14, 1999, killing three iron workers.
Collapse of the Big Blue crane at the Milwaukee, Wisconsin baseball team that occurred on 14 July 1999 is one of the fatal crane accidents that had ever happened (Edward, 2001). Big Blue was lifting a 450 tonne section of the stadium roof, when it began swaying in the wind eventually causing the crane to collapse. Big Blue Crane collapse Date As Big Blue moved the enormous piece of roof into place, Big Blue collapsed. The larger the equipment that is used the larger the accident that can happen. The catastrophic collapse of Big Blue on the Milwaukee Brewers baseball stadium retractable roof project (Miller Park) could well be the most awesome lift accident of all time. Big Blue’s boom hit the crane holding the men and the men fell to their deaths.” This video was recorded by a federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration official who was on duty when the Big Blue crane collapsed into Miller Park on July 14, 1999. 12/1/15 . This video was recorded by a federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration official who was on duty when the Big Blue crane collapsed into Miller Park on July 14, 1999.