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Deep South crane company admits negligence in crane collapse lawsuit

Litigation involving the July 18, 2008 Deep South crane collapse has been ongoing for just over a year.  Several employees of Deep South, the company that owned and operated the TC 36000 crane, have given deposition testimony.  Based on the testimony of these Deep South witnesses, it is clear that that company's negligence was the cause of the crane collapse.  Particularly, the crane went into "overhaul," this was not recognized by the Deep South crane operators, the overhaul caused "instability," which in turn caused the crane to collapse.  An overhaul alarm was not set, which would have given a warning to the operators.  The Deep South operators did not physically measure various angles on the crane to verify there was no overhaul risk.  There was no external or independent angle indicator set on the crane.  Further, it appears that the primary crane operator was not qualified to be operating this crane, and Deep South did not give him the proper training.  Among other things, this crane operator moved the boom too high, which contributed to cause the overhaul, instability, and eventual collapse.

It appears that Deep South's attorneys have realized that they have no liability defense, as they have admitted in court papers that their client's negligence was a cause of the crane collapse.

Many of the workers injured in this crane collapse are represented by Vujasinovic & Beckcom. 

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