Crane Accident Penalties Issued

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Penalties Proposed
Following is a list of companies and individuals that were cited by O.S.H.A. and/or other authorities for safety violations relating to cranes and other hoisting equipment.

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January 1, 2000 to date (in descending order)

12/10/05: Maximum penalty imposed against L.E. Meyers Company
10/11/05: Industrial Steel Fabrication Inc., cited.
6/23/04: OSHA issues fines in lifeboat accident | Dead Link |
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6/17/04 Florida: OSHA issues citations, fines against Krehling Industries | Cache Copy |
Krehling was issued two violations in 2001 for a similar incident involving catching and crushing in August 2000. A crane struck and pinned 21-year-old Ramon Meza Barrera against a wall, killing him. The company was cited for 23 serious safety violations, which included lack of railings, defective stairs and no hard hats. In total, the violations cost the company $94,500 in fines.

7/09/04 update: Collier concrete maker Krehling appeals to buy time with OSHA | Cache Copy |
6/01/04 Australia: $375,000 fine for building site death
4/11/04 Australia: Death crane set up badly, court rules
3/29/2004 Australia: Unsafe workplace guilty plea
3/05/04: Australia ACR Roofing fined $60,000 over worker's death
2/18/04: OSHA Cites Monaca, Pa., Company For Unsafe Overhead Cranes
2/10/04: Tilford, Pennsylvania OSHA: Safety precautions weren't taken before fatal crane accident

The Department of Labor's Occupational Health and Safety Administration cited and imposed a potential $1,375 fine against JDM Materials Co. Inc. of Philadelphia and Huntingdon Valley, the company that hired the three contractors who died.
2/10/04: St. Clair Shores, Michigan State fines St. Clair Shores firm in 2 electrocution deaths — $16,950 a paltry sum, says one victim's mom

According to a state report released Monday, Klee Construction Co. committed eight code violations – including one willful violation – in allowing its employees to work at a site with obvious potential for disaster.
1/07/04: Jackson, Mississippi OSHA has issued 11 serious citations to LeTourneau, Inc., for exposing workers to hazards following the investigation of a fatal accident that occurred July 28 at the company's Vicksburg facility. The citations carry proposed penalties totaling $42,500.
12/21/03: AK Steel will pay $7,125 for fatality
12/17/03: Death at work site: Company director charged
12/16/03: Four managers of pipe foundry arrested at work
9/23/03: Police in Newfoundland lay charges in connection with fatal mishap

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08/14/03 - OSHA Fines Owner Crane Accident
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06/27/03 - P.K. Stanley, Inc.

Drilling Rig Company Cited for Violating Safety Standards Following A Fatal Accident In Quitman, La. OSHA proposes $68,625 penalty.
05/19/03 - Crane hire company, Rumney Crane and Engineering, fined £15k.
05/05/03 - OSHA penalty is paid, $7K fine levied in training lapse

The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration fined Conewago Enterprises $7,000 -- the maximum the agency can assess -- over the training of the employee who was operating a crane involved in the Jan. 16 death of William D. Coulter, 44, of Fairfield, Adams County.
04/23/2003 - OSHA Cites Weymouth, Mass., Employer in Waltham Tipover Death, Stresses Need for Proper Worker Training to Prevent Similar Deaths
03/20/03: OSHA Cites Sea Island Landscaper for Exposing Workers to Electrical Hazards
02/15/03: Concord company fined $100,000 for health and safety violation
02/04/03: OSHA Cites South Carolina Contractor for Crane Collapses At Maybank Bridge Project; Proposes $66,500 in Penalties
12/26/02: Crane operator told to pay blood money
11/30/02: Judge fines rail-car maker $27,500 after man severely injured in accident | Dead Link |

TRENTON, N.S. (CP) -- A Nova Scotia rail-car maker has been fined after an employee was crushed in a workplace accident earlier this year.
11/24/02: £12,000 fine after worker is crushed
One of North Wales's biggest employers was fined £12,000 after failing to ensure the safety of a worker.
11/20/2002: Baytown, Texas, Company Cited for Repeated Exposure of Workers to Safety Hazards
11/20/02: Electrical Hazards Cited in Worker's Death OSHA Proposes $88,200 in Penalties for Newnan, Ga., Manufacturer
11/04/02: Company and two men fined after crane accident
10/11/02: Statement by U.S. Secretary of Labor Elaine L. Chao on Indictment of President of Tri-State Scaffolding in New York
05/09/02: OSHA issues citation in death of construction worker
04/12/02: Brunswick, Georgia — Bridge contractor, Recchi-GLF, gets third citation | Dead Link |
04/11/02: Custom Precast Products, Inc., Lumberton, Mississippi
04/06/02: Coastal Caissons Corp. of Clearwater, Florida fined in death of motorist | Dead Link |
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04/02/02: Norsk Hydro charged with safety violations
03/29/02: South Florida Yachts, Inc. fined
03/20/02: Firm charged over death
Union slaps work ban on Baulderstone

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01/13/02: Caldwell Tanks Inc., of Louisville, Kentucky fined for deaths of two workers | Dead Link |
11/25/01: Singapore — Crane Operator fined $8,000.00 and license revoked for violating safety practices | Dead Link |

Investigations showed that Chong Kee Ling was operating the crane in an unsafe manner and had overloaded it when the accident occurred in February this year. The incident caused the death of a worker.
09/08/01: OSHA fines M.G. Marine for misuse of a crane
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07/25/01: Grey Wolf Drilling Company — Alice, Texas
07/20/01: Clark Construction Company, Inc. of Headland, Alabama cited $85,400.00 for four safety violations in connection with the accident that killed Phillip Timothy Robinson, 41, of Colbert County. | Dead Link |

Clark Construction Company, Inc.
P.O.Box 249
Headland, AL 36345
Phone: 334-693-9040
07/18/01: Asplundh Tree Expert Company cited for eight serious safety violations and proposed penalties totaling $41,000 following the investigation of a Jan. 30 fatal accident at an Oak Hill, Florida job site.
Sydney, Australia — Grocon Construction fined $105,000.00 | Dead Link |
OSHA proposes $360,000 in fines for Bath Iron Works crane accident | Dead Link |
Empire Coke Co. Tuscaloosa, Alabama

A truck-mounted crane used within four feet of an overhead power line.
Brooksville Crane Service

OSHA Fines two Florida contractors more then $110,000 following fatal Port Richey accident.
Pike Electric, Inc. Mount Airy, North Carolina for 10 serious safety violations and proposed penalties totaling $61,000 following the investigation of a fatal accident in Loganville, Ga.
Red Simpson, Inc. (RSI)
OSHA fined the company $168,000 after two employees suffered serious burns at a Panama City, Florida job site.
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Danaher Tool Group, doing business as Holo-Krome, Inc. of West Hartford, Connecticut
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Allstate Steel Corp., D/B/A TMS Erectors | Dead Link |
Crane company is fined $91,000. Inspectors say there's a long list of violations
American Modern Metals Corporation, of 65 Passaic Avenue, Kearny, New Jersey
Bangor & Aroostook Railroad — Derby, Maine facility
Black & Veach, Construction, Inc., of Kansas City, Missouri.
Damalos & Sons
Tarpon Springs, Fla

A Florida-based construction firm was cited today for the second time this year by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration for knowingly exposing workers to potentially fatal fall hazards at a bridge near Elizabeth, N.J. OSHA is proposing penalties totaling $217,500.

Good! Now make it stick Mr. Jeffress. Get their attention big time! --D. Peeks
Dendro Steel, Inc. | Dead Link |
OSHA Fines Texas Steel Company More Than $1.7 Million for 180 alleged violations of workplace safety and health standards. OSHA cited U.S. Denro Steel Inc., doing business as Jindal United Steel Corporation (JUSC), with a total of 182 alleged violations, 126 of which are categorized as willful.
GLF Construction Corp., Brunswick, Ga. bridge construction site
Interstate Highway Sign Corporation — Little Rock, Arkansas
Kane Steel Corporation of South 12th St., Millville, New Jersey, alleging one willful, 23 serious, and five other-than-serious violations of health and safety standards.

Listed with other violations: failure to conduct required overhead crane inspections and develop and implement an overhead crane preventative maintenance program. Failure to properly guard machinery.
Kohler Construction Company, Inc.
This is the second electrocution of a Kohler Construction Company employee at a Florida construction site within the past three years.
L.E. Myers Co. An example of why we all need to get tough and serious about safety.

"We are deeply troubled by the history of fatal accidents at this company," said Labor Secretary Alexis M. Herman. "Effective safety programs can and must prevent tragedies like these. The department expects companies to take the necessary steps to protect workers in dangerous jobs. We will take appropriate enforcement action to see that they do."

Since 1972, 37 workers have been killed on L.E. Myers jobs, including 15 who were electrocuted. L.E. Myers has 1,500 employees nationwide; no other company its size in its industry has as many fatalities.
Leed Himmel Industries, Incorporated, of Hamden, Connecticut
Lunar Steel, Inc., of 29 Samantha Drive, Monroe Township, New Jersey
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries America, Inc.
Lampson International Ltd.
Danny's Construction Company, Inc.
All three of the above are in relation to the Miller Park Accident
Modern Continental Construction, Inc.
Recchi American Inc.– GLF Construction Co.
Lanier Span Builders is fighting OSHA levied fines of $72,500, which were for repeat violations.
Comment: Hold your ground OSHA. They were repeat violations and they knew better.
Riverview Steel Corporation
Sahara Sandblasting and Painting Ltd. at 6028 30 Street
| Dead Link | Company fined $45G for worker's death

An Edmonton sandblasting company where a city man was crushed to death was handed a hefty fine yesterday after pleading guilty to safety violations.

However the $45,000 penalty - said to be the second-highest fine handed out in Alberta - isn't much compared to the value of the man who was killed, said his ex-wife.
Tyne Dock Engineering Limited
Shipyard fined over terrifying crane accident | Dead Link |
Vanguard Manufacturing, Inc.
The U.S. Labor Department's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Vanguard Manufacturing, Inc., a New Ipswich, New Hampshire, maker of metal scaffolding, for alleged Willful, Serious and Other than Serious violations of the Occupational Safety and Health Act at its Temple Road plant and has proposed penalties against the company totaling $51,000.
“Cranes and slings which had not received the required frequent and periodic inspections and a defective sling had not been removed from service.”
White Wave, Inc., Boulder, Colo., The OSHA investigation cited White Wave, Inc. for: Failure to inspect hoist for defects; which was listed as only one of 10 serious violations.