Miller Park Roof Collapse

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Miller park roof collapse.

Miller park roof collapse milwaukee wisconsin image caption 2. Now they need even more help and they have a new injury to worry about. A lampson transi lift crane 3 nicknamed big blue brought in to build the roof collapsed while lifting a 450 ton roof section during windy conditions on july 14 1999 killing three workers. 23 july 1999 three construction workers were killed july 14 when a 567 foot crane lifting a 400 ton section of a retractable roof bent in half and collapsed inside the new miller park stadium being.

500 short tons on the hook. The roof covers more than 8 5 acres and is comprised of seven panels five of which are movable. Miller park s most unique feature is its movable roof. On july 14 1999 at approximately 5 12 pm the big blue collapsed during the construction of the miller park baseball stadium in milwaukee wisconsin with a load of over 450 tonnes 440 long tons.

Originally scheduled to open in 2000 miller park s construction was delayed after three construction workers were killed in an accident. The wood rot that many experts believe contributed to the deadly balcony collapse here has been a problem in low rise apartment and condominium complexes for years. During the ensuing failure investigation the strength of the crane s king. Three iron workers local 8 members jeffrey wischer william degrave and jerome starr were killed when the suspended personnel platform in which they were observing the lift was hit by the falling crane.

Image caption title 2. The brewers entered their final regular season series knowing they needed to win and get some help. Wiethorn performed wind analysis and determined cause of collapse.