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[narrator] The operator had fallen
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Engineering Catastrophes

The operatorhad fallen around 50 feetfrom the collapsed crane, through a holecreated by...

[narrator] The operator
had fallen around 50 feet
from the collapsed crane, through a hole
created by the counterweight. through a hole
created by the counterweight. It was now a race
against time to find him

Full Transcript

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[narrator] The operator had fallen
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around 50 feet from the collapsed crane,
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through a hole created by the counterweight.
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through a hole created by the counterweight.
00:00:08.867 --> 00:00:09.003
It was now a race against time to find him.
Duration
10 seconds
Views
15
Timestamp in Movie
00:28:53
Uploaded
Oct 28, 2025
Season
6
Episode
5
Genres
documentary
Production
Moviecoop

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Movie Summary

With access to all phases of design and a large cast of experts, some of the great failures of engineering history are uncovered.
S06 • E06 This is where this old, inconsistent cocktail - Engineering Catastrophes 00:31
This is where this old, inconsistent cocktail
S06 • E08 [narrator] October 18, 1913, in Canada, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:14
[narrator] October 18, 1913, in Canada,
S06 • E07 NARRATOR: The only solution -- to close off - Engineering Catastrophes 00:14
NARRATOR: The only solution -- to close off
S06 • E09 Estes Park goes from being a thriving little town - Engineering Catastrophes 00:09
Estes Park goes from being a thriving little town
S06 • E08 [narrator] By noon, work was nearing completion - Engineering Catastrophes 00:27
[narrator] By noon, work was nearing completion
S06 • E05 [narrator] In Liverpool, a dramatic crane collapse - Engineering Catastrophes 00:25
[narrator] In Liverpool, a dramatic crane collapse
S06 • E09 Tragically, three people had died in the flood waters, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:12
Tragically, three people had died in the flood waters,
S06 • E07 NARRATOR: In Wellington, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:09
NARRATOR: In Wellington,
S06 • E02 [narrator] All that liquid had destabilized the ancient soil - Engineering Catastrophes 00:10
[narrator] All that liquid had destabilized the ancient s...
S06 • E04 {\an8}So there had to be another reason why this one failed. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:06
{\an8}So there had to be another reason why this one failed.
S06 • E01 [narrator] Valencia, Spain, late December 2013. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:19
[narrator] Valencia, Spain, late December 2013.
S06 • E07 But further investigations revealed the issue went deeper, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:10
But further investigations revealed the issue went deeper,
S06 • E04 [narrator] In an office used by undercover agents, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:11
[narrator] In an office used by undercover agents,
S06 • E09 They were able to get a lot of - Engineering Catastrophes 00:06
They were able to get a lot of
S06 • E06 As the water moves through the surface of Earth, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:14
As the water moves through the surface of Earth,
S06 • E03 [narrator] As the fault failed, the earth shifted, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:18
[narrator] As the fault failed, the earth shifted,
S06 • E07 Sudhir Motwani owns an apartment here. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:06
Sudhir Motwani owns an apartment here.
S06 • E09 It started an evacuation process that undoubtedly saved lives. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:06
It started an evacuation process that undoubtedly saved live...
S06 • E07 They did invasive inspections and then basically found - Engineering Catastrophes 00:09
They did invasive inspections and then basically found
S06 • E05 [Ian] When I looked in the window, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:08
[Ian] When I looked in the window,