Wednesday, January 21, 2009

OSHA Recommends Fines in July Crane Collapse

Reuters in Houston reported yesterday that OSHA "recommended $71,500 in fined against an industrial crane operating company for an accident that killed four workers in July at a Houston refinery." According to Reuters, OSHA's investigation concluded that the crane collapsed "when its boom reached an unsafe angle." The report goes on to say that the crane operator was "inadequately trained." To read the entire article, click here.

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  1. Crane sizes run the gamut from the enormous ones all the way to much smaller ones which tend to be used in factories and workshops.
    shivani

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