- Location
- Massachusetts
Last spring two electrical workers were killed while working from a crane mounted work platform.
I did not know them but the accident stuck in my mind. At the time the pictures did not seem to show an obvious cause so I have kept checking OSHA to find out what happened.
Long story short, lack of training, lack of following procedures, lack of testing etc. Absolutely no mechanical failure at all.
Here is the OSHA Citation and Notification of Penalty. The details start on page 6.
https://www.osha.gov/ooc/citations/MassBayElectricalCorp_967471_0917_14.pdf
News story from when it happened
http://www.capecodonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20140414/NEWS/404140318
Recent news story
http://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/20...ne-accident/iOwn2ITNfXAhMZIs9IwbKO/story.html
Work safe out there, I am sure these guys wanted to go home that day.
I did not know them but the accident stuck in my mind. At the time the pictures did not seem to show an obvious cause so I have kept checking OSHA to find out what happened.
Long story short, lack of training, lack of following procedures, lack of testing etc. Absolutely no mechanical failure at all.
Here is the OSHA Citation and Notification of Penalty. The details start on page 6.
https://www.osha.gov/ooc/citations/MassBayElectricalCorp_967471_0917_14.pdf
News story from when it happened
http://www.capecodonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20140414/NEWS/404140318
Recent news story
http://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/20...ne-accident/iOwn2ITNfXAhMZIs9IwbKO/story.html
Work safe out there, I am sure these guys wanted to go home that day.