Miller Park Roof Collapse

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.

Miller park roof collapse. 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. Miller park s most unique feature is its movable roof. The fan shaped roof includes 12 000 tons of structural steel and spans approximately 600 feet from home plate to the outfield track beam. Now they need even more help and they have a new injury to worry about.

The brewers entered their final regular season series knowing they needed to win and get some help. 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. 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.

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. Wiethorn performed wind analysis and determined cause of collapse. Miller park roof collapse milwaukee wisconsin image caption 2. While lifting a one million pound section of space frame roof structure at the miller park construction site a crane failed and overturned resulting in three fatalities and extensive damage to the stadium.

Image caption title 2. Originally scheduled to open in 2000 miller park s construction was delayed after three construction workers were killed in an accident. 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.