crane operator

noun

: a person who operates a crane (a big machine with a long arm that is used by builders for lifting and moving heavy things)

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The worker struck their head and was killed. ▪ October 14, 2019: A 45-year-old roofer’s helper working for a framing contractor in a residential area near Miami Lakes was on a crane’s telescopic boom trying to install a crane attachment when the crane operator moved the boom. —Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 5 Apr. 2024

The 46-year-old crane operator from a northern English town did make it to the storied major – sporting plastic shoes, a fishing hat, false teeth and a set of cheap mail-order clubs – before carding a 49-over-par 121, the worst score ever carded in the Open’s history. —Ben Morse, CNN, 29 Mar. 2024

The crane operator was moving 16 tons of concrete when the operator saw the fire started and tried to extinguish it, officials said. —Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 26 July 2023

The crane operator was able to evacuate safely, officials said. —Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 26 July 2023

The blaze erupted while the crane operator was lifting about 16 tons of concrete, Pfeifer told reporters. —Brynn Gingras, CNN, 26 July 2023

All of this will take place while the crane operator works without being able to see what is happening — the line of sight will be obstructed by the base of the building. —Rong-Gong Lin Ii, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2023

The residents of the home and the crane operator were unharmed. —Kate Armanini, BostonGlobe.com, 28 June 2023

Valerie Contreras, a crane operator, is a proud union member and civic leader in Wilmington, where half the voters were against the referendum. —Ilana Marcus, New York Times, 11 June 2023