Lack of safety training leads to worker fatality and OSHA fine
March 11, 2010 by Fred HosierPosted in: Fatality, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views, OSHA news, Safety training, Who Got Fined and Why?
A crane operator who crashed into a 105-foot light pole that killed a worker didn’t receive proper training, according to OSHA.
Virginia International Terminals (VIT) has been fined $7,000 by OSHA for a serious violation. VIT didn’t implement or provide refresher training to crane operators who were involved in previous accidents or near-misses, according to the citation.
Foreman David Weiland was killed last December after a crane operator knocked over the pole which then fell across Weiland’s car.
The crane operator had been involved in several previous crashes.
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March 16th, 2010 at 7:54 am
Why was this guy running the crane at all? if he had “several” incidents, he shouldn’t even be on the crane as an opeator at all.