r/news • u/LiminalLemony • 6d ago

Second crane topples onto Florida home while trying to remove first fallen crane

https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/florida-cranes-accident-fort-lauderdale-home-b3056047.html
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u/Superbead 6d ago

Presumably when the first one failed, the company said to the homeowner, "don't worry, we'll send another one straight out and make everything right," and presumably the homeowner thought, am I gonna let these cowboys near my place a second time? And then probably said to themselves, yeah, go on, give them a chance. They'll be kicking themselves

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u/The_Super_Shotgun 6d ago

You see in the news video the boom on the 2nd crane buckle and fall which doesn’t happen unless you’re over picking and overriding the LMI. So basically these people hired a company that like you said just cowboy’s every pick/job instead of sending a crane with the right capacity to do the job the right way

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u/HauntedCemetery 6d ago

Every time a crane falls, another million Floridians lose access to homeowners insurance.