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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * VEREBELYI ERNEST R   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol COLUMBUS MCKINNON CORP [CMCO] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director _____ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) (Last) (First) (Middle) 140 JOHN JAMES AUDUBON PARKWAY 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 08/01/2010 (Street) AMHERST, NY 14228 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock               13,754 D   Common Stock 08/01/2010   M   300 (1) A $ 0 14,054 D

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Restricted Stock Units

(2)

(3)

(3)

Common Stock

325 (3)

325 (3)

D

Restricted Stock Units

(2)

(4)

(4)

Common Stock

650 (4)

650 (4)

D

Restricted Stock Units

(2)

(5)

(5)

Common Stock

1,300

1,300

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
VEREBELYI ERNEST R 140 JOHN JAMES AUDUBON PARKWAY AMHERST, NY 14228	X

Signatures

Mary C. O'Connor, Power of Attorney for Ernest R. Verebelyi		08/02/2010
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Originally a 1200 restricted stock unit award, 600 restricted stock units became fully vested and non-forfeitable on August 1, 2008, 300 restricted stock units became fully vested and non-forfeitable on August 1, 2009 and 300 restricted stock units became fully vested and non-forfeitable on August 1, 2010.
(2)	Each restricted stock unit represents a contingent right to receive one (1) share of Columbus McKinnon Corporation common stock.
(3)	Originally a 1300 restricted stock unit award, 650 restricted stock units became fully vested and non-forfeitable on July 28, 2009 and 325 restricted stock units became fully vested and non-forfeitable on July 28, 2010 . The remaining 325 restricted stock units become fully vested and non-forfeitable on July 28, 2011, if reporting person remains a director of issuer.
(4)	Originally a 1300 restricted stock unit award, 650 restricted stock units became fully vested and non-forfeitable on July 27, 2010. The remaining 650 restricted stock units become fully vested and non-forfeitable 50% on July 27, 2011 and 50% on July 27, 2012, if reporting person remains a director of issuer.
(5)	Represents restricted stock units issued to reporting person under the Columbus McKinnon Corporation 2006 Long Term Incentive Plan dated as of May 4, 2006, subject to forfeiture; units become fully vested and non-forfeitable 50% on July 26, 2011, 25% on July 26, 2012 and 25% on July 26, 2013, if reporting person remains a director of issuer.

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