WTC Daily Report Memo, Oct 17, 2001

NYC 9/11 Public Portal Document

Fax: Oct 17 2001 22:15 P.Od"' lO/17/Oi 17.-42 FAI 212 337 2371 VSDOL OSHa 0002

U.S, Department of Labor Occupanonai Safety and Health Administration 201 Vs rick Street Room 670 New Yo;X, New York 10014 Tel; (212) 337-2379 Fax:(212)337.2371 eSHA Website Address: htqj^/ww.osha.go.’

I I I I I WTC Recovery Project .Toint Crqpe lagpection Initiative I Report & Analysis 10/17/2001 I The joint crane inspection initiative was launched on Friday 10/12/01, The team consisted of three OSHA compliance officers with extensive crane inspection experience. The team was accompanied by similarly experienced personnel from BechteL At various points, the team was joined by representatives of the Operating Sngineers and the employers affected. The team is still following up on cranes which were not available for inspection during the period. The team is also focus do rigging issues, slings, man bwkets, and related topics of concern.

From 10/12-1,4, seventeen cranes were .inspccted at the site. Of these, ten were found to have serious safety! deficiencies. The breakdown by sector follows (note; the sector identifies the prime contractor, but the crane may be owned, rented, or used by a subcontractor):

.Sector Cranes inspected Cranes with Mir- , deficiencies Amec 5 3 Bovis, 4 2 TuUy 4 3 Turner 4 2 TOTAL ' 17. 10

A total of 38 serious hazards were identified on the ten cranes with deficiencies. Most of the* hazards related to crane setup, rigging, and hoisting practices. The most serious concerns relate ■ .to ±e practice of personnel hoisnng using manbaskets. Other concerns raised deal with the 1 general lack of preventative maintenance and down-time for the crane. The constant pace of the job also raises safety concerns due to fhtigue of operators and grouads-persons. Continuing attention also needs to be paid to the adequacy of the foundations for the cranes, not only when set up but also when traveling. Finally, there needs to be a system in place to communicate between shifts if equipment is taken out of service. It has been observed that defective slings are discarded on the ground but not marked, meaning they might get used by another crew, A similar situation could arise with the cranes themselves. Some consistent fbnn of tagging or - -T. marking should be developed. .

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