FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF 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 *   Celi Ivo 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 07/25/2011 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol COLUMBUS MCKINNON CORP [CMCO] (Last) (First) (Middle) 140 JOHN JAMES AUDUBON PARKWAY 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Vice President - EMEA 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) (Street) AMHERST, NY 14228 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 Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 4) 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4) 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5) Common Stock 5,233 (1) D Â

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

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Non-Qualified Stock Options (Right to Buy)	01/25/2013	01/24/2020	Common Stock	10,000 (2)	$ 14.8	D	Â
Non-Qualified Stock Options (Right to Buy)	05/17/2011	05/16/2020	Common Stock	3,513 (3)	$ 18.24	D	Â
Non-Qualified Stock Options (Right to Buy)	05/23/2012	05/22/2021	Common Stock	6,389 (4)	$ 19.5	D	Â

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Celi Ivo 140 JOHN JAMES AUDUBON PARKWAY AMHERST, NY 14228	Â	Â	  Vice President - EMEA	Â

Signatures

Mary C. O'Connor, Power of Attorney for Ivo Celi		07/29/2011
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(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)	Includes 4,770 shares of restricted stock units issued to reporting person subject to forfeiture in whole or part; 1,386 shares become fully vested and non-forfeitable 33.33% per year for three years beginning 5/17/2012 and the remaining 3,384 shares become fully vested and non-forfeitable 25% per year for four years beginning 5/23/2012, if reporting person remains an employee of issuer.
(2)	Represents non-qualified stock options issued to reporting person under the Columbus McKinnon Corporation 1995 Non-Qualified Stock Option Plan dated as of October 27, 1995; options become exercisable 33.33% per year for three years beginning 1/25/2013, if reporting person remains an employee of issuer.
(3)	Represents non-qualified stock options issued to reporting person under the Columbus McKinnon Corporation 2006 Long Term Incentive Plan dated as of May 4, 2006; options become exercisable 25% per year for four years beginning 5/17/2011, if reporting person remains an employee of issuer.
(4)	Represents non-qualified stock options issued to reporting person under the Columbus McKinnon Corporation 2010 Long Term Incentive Plan dated as of July 26, 2010 ; options become exercisable 25% per year for four years beginning 5/23/2012, if reporting person remains an employee of issuer.

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