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ISSUE 1 2014 Reason 13 theLATEST Source FM Global Loss Data Services PORTAL CRANE 2 6M BRIDGE CRANE 3 8M LOCOMOTIVE CRANE 4 9M STACKER RECLAIMER 2 4M SHIP LOADER 23 3M THE FIX WAS ON Loss 3 The boom of a tower ship loader crane at an alumina refinery fell while being repaired The crane 650 feet 198 meters high and located on a ship pier was equipped with a suction pipe capable of unloading at the rate of 550 tons 499 metric tons per hour When the loss occurred rods for two hydraulic jacks used to control the vertical movement of the crane were being replaced by a contractor The boom fell after being tested Because this was the only crane at the plant all shipments of alumina had to be unloaded at another port and trucked to the plant DOWNED AND OUT Loss 4 A boom collapsed after initial damage was detected This corkscrew ship loader crane had a 150 foot 46 meters horizontal boom and a normal operating capacity of 1 000 tons 907 metric tons per hour The crane s positioning support plate buckled resulting in a full boom collapse The boom and arm fell into the river and the counterweights fell onto the conveyor system OFF THE RAILS Loss 1 A gantry crane at a pulp mill was pushed off the end of its rails by sudden high wind The crane was approximately 130 feet 40 meters high and 360 feet 110 meters wide The crane sat on rails allowing it to operate at 500 feet 152 meters per minute There were three braking systems normal operation electrical brakes hydraulic storm brakes and a tie down system with deadman s switches and chains located at the ends of the crane rails The crane was parked at the midpoint along the rails during the operator s break and a thunderstorm that followed Wind speed increased quickly and pushed the crane down the rails When it reached the end the deadman s switches were dislodged and allowed the crane to topple The crane legs gantry and other components were bent while 160 feet 49meters of crane rail was also damaged THREE OF A KIND Loss 2 Flooding and wind broke the tie downs for three container gantry cranes sitting along a shared rail line The turnbuckles fractured the waterside wharf padeyes for the wind straps became unhinged and the storm pin brackets in the wharf broke This allowed the farthest crane to travel 1 900 feet 579 meters along the rails and collide with the two other cranes that had also come loose All three cranes came to rest at the stops at the end of the wharf The cranes valued at US 6 million each all suffered significant damage Damage to other cranes on site as well as wind and flooding damage to multiple buildings were included in the total gross loss amount MILLION US 16 1 MILLION US 38 1 MILLION US 14 2 MILLION US 5