The video interviews ironworkers, who seem to imply that accidents will happen. Formalized training conducted by in-house staff, Site safety training and orientation for new workers. OSHA may participate in job-site safety activities, and as needed, OSHA may provide on-site training to workers and their representatives. The prime contractor supervisor was characterized at the trial by witnesses as "sloppy" in his approach to safety and "authoritarian" in his response to subordinates who expressed concerns about safety procedures. Specifically, Big Blue was a 1500t crane whereas these were 2600t. Skyscraper Foundations in a Swamp (Piles). In addition to formulating an overall safety plan, the county's legal council, Frank Jones, was really encouraging Patrick to push all potential liability to the contractors. The contractors at the Miller Park site had extensive safety manuals that included for example 100% Fall Protection where all employees working above 6 feet required tie off, and if there is no place to tie off safely then the rules state that no one is allowed to work until lifelines have been extended. The first nine lifts were completed without incident. This case was prepared as part of an Alliance between Georgetown University's Center for Business and Public Policy, OSHA, and Abbott. document.write(new Date().getFullYear()); But another comment says that Big Blue was 2600t with a 800' boom consisting of 600' main and 200' fly. } Miller Park, in Milwaukee, opened a year late after a crane collapsed during the construction killing three workers. Failure to factor wind into the crane loading, Three people in the personnel platform (exceeded the number required for the work being performed), Failure to follow the manufacturer's limitations on the crane, Lifting loads in excess of the crane's rated capacity, Not keeping workers clear of suspended loads, Failure to properly calibrate the load indicator, an established and implemented comprehensive safety program with a written safety and health program submitted to the OSHA Area Office, the authority to require and enforce the use of conventional fall protection when their employees or sub-contractor employees are performing work that is in excess of six feet above a lower level, all supervisory personnel complete the OSHA 30-hour course for the construction industry, all non-supervisory personnel engaged in construction activities complete the OSHA 10-hour course for the construction industry, all employees on the project receive at a minimum a 2-hour safety orientation covering general job site safety and health rules when hired and before accessing the job site. Start with one of the impacted goals and ask Why questions to begin. Was the safety program at fault or did they just have bad luck? A 25-ton roof section shifted in a sling and broke a man's leg. A 5-Why Cause Map diagram for this incident could look like this: Starting with the five Why questions is a good place to start, but clearly, more detail is needed to understand this incident. Wind speeds were between 20 to 21 miles per hour (32 to 34km/h), with gusts of up to 26 to 27 miles per hour (42 to 43km/h), at the time of the collapse. It had a somewhat unique configuration, consisting of two separate crawlers 100 feet apart and connected by a space frame structure called a stinger. Big Blue Crane collapse Date July 14, 1999 (1999-07-14) Time 17:12 Venue Miller Park Location Milwaukee, Wisconsin Coordinates 430139.7N875820.6W / 43.027694N 87.972389W / 43.027694; -87.972389Coordinates: 430139.7N875820.6W / 43.027694N 87.972389W / 43.027694 Type Crane collapse Cause million. //