Florida contractors cited after worker’s crane death
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The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration on Tuesday said it cited two Florida construction contractors over an October 2023 workplace death.
OSHA cited Tampa-based Concrete Impressions of Florida Inc. and Plant City-based Adcock Cranes and proposed penalties of $4,839 and $16,131, respectively, following the death of a worker who was struck by a boom as a crane tipped over during work on an Orlando highway ramp.
Employees of both companies were installing precast concrete sound barrier panels on the SR 417 ramp at the time of the incident.
A Concrete Impressions employee was operating an aerial lift as a 10,700-pound panel was being lifted into place by an Adcock Cranes worker, according to OSHA.
The worker who was killed was struck by the crane as it entered the worker’s swing radius after the machine tipped.
OSHA said it cited Adcock Cranes for one “serious” violation for not ensuring the ground conditions were adequate to support the crane while lifting the panels.
It cited Concrete Impressions for one “serious” violation for permitting employees to take apart extension ladders and one “other-than-serious” violation for failing to document a required 12-month record of the inspections of a chain used to lift the sound barrier panels.
The contractors have 15 business days to contest the citations and proposed penalties.
