The two articles below, while very similar, indicate that there has not been adequate training of riggers, and or, crane operators and lift supervisors to assure that proper supervision by a Competent Person and proper rigging procedures have been followed.
Also, it seems that the Public is not adequately protected while lift operations that can allow materials to fall onto public streets. This is a VERY SERIOUS situation and should have been taken into consideration prior to any lifts and/or the possibility of materials falling from the structure onto the streets below. This should have been in a JOB SAFETY ANALYSIS PLAN before any lifts were made.
Construction beam falls, hits school bus 
07:52 PM EST on Monday, November 10, 2008
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One beam bounced into the side of a school bus. The l bus was empty except for the driver, who was shaken up but not seriously hurt.
No one was injured as the beams fell 51 floors, breaking some of the newly installed windows in the Wachovia tower being built at the corner of South Tryon Street and Stonewall Street.
"I'm just thinking, 'Oh God, it's coming right at me," said Rick Dufrane who had just made a delivery in the area when the accident happened. "They started spinning around and bouncing and I jumped and when I did that I twisted my hip."
Images from AirStar 36The 51-story building is being constructed by the Batson-Cook Co. of Atlanta. Project Manager Curt Rigney said the accident is under investigation.
"We will evaluate and see what was or wasn't followed and make any changes as need be," Rigney said.
He said there were strict procedures involved in securing any load lifted by the giant cranes.
This is the second incident at the site in a week. Last Tuesday a panel of glass fell to the street as it was being installed. No one was hurt but glass covered most of a city block.
Rigney said safety is the No. 1 priority on the job for the sake of the public and work crews.
Witness Rick Dufrane is just happy everyone was able to walk away.
"That was a close one. Very close," he said.
I was going through that intersection the other week and saw a lady yelling at a construction worker, pointing to the hood of her car, and then pointing up to the sky.
Guess this is the third incident that we know about at this site.
I'm a construction worker of 16 years, in my experience most accidents happen by one of the following (or combination):
un-trained personnel
lack of supervision
poor material quality
tight deadlines
Everyone of them is preventable.
Safety concerns after beam falls Uptown
07:45 AM EST on Tuesday, November 11, 2008
Steel beams fall from construction site
Hours after a crane malfunction at the Wachovia Tower construction site sent steel beams and glass falling to the street below, there are still very few answers as to what went wrong.
Related links:CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- The windows are boarded, the street is empty and the answers are unclear.
Hours after a crane malfunction at the Wachovia Tower construction site Monday sent steel beams and glass falling to the street below, there are still very few answers as to what went wrong.
“Oh, I think it’s serious. I guarantee you I take it very seriously,” said David Adsit, the Safety Director for Batson Cook Construction Company.
A number of steel beams being hoisted by crane crashed to the street.
One beam bounced into the side of a school bus. The bus was empty except for the driver, who was shaken up but not seriously hurt.
No one was injured as the beams fell 51 floors, breaking some of the newly installed windows in the Wachovia tower being built at the corner of South Tryon Street and Stonewall Street.
It’s not the first construction accident at the site. Last Tuesday a glass panel crashed to the street below. But OSHA, the agency that regulates construction safety, hasn’t been called to investigate. They don’t have to be called because there were no injuries or deaths in either accident.
We asked the company’s safety director if he’ll make that call.
“Uh, we will contact OSHA, But I can’t guarantee we have already,” said Adsit.
Adsit insisted the site is safe and said he’ll be in Charlotte Tuesday morning to ask more questions about what went wrong.
The 51-story building is being constructed by the Batson-Cook Co. of Atlanta. Project Manager Curt Rigney said the accident is under investigation.
"We will evaluate and see what was or wasn't followed and make any changes as need be," Rigney said.
He said there were strict procedures involved in securing any load lifted by the giant cranes.
They were lucky nobody was hurt in that accident. I work out on that jobsite once a week and used that exact crane on a bunch of our material deliveries. It has been a very safe jobsite until last week when the window fell to the street and they got lucky there too. The higher the tower gets, the higher the risk of danger
may be we arent in a hurry because we have illegals working, or we know that other safety issues exist OR we just dont care.
“Uh, we will contact OSHA, But I can’t guarantee we have already,” said Adsit.
If a child died.. I bet you wouldn't be saying UH... freaking idiot! Your a disgrace. I think you should be fired for your wrong doing in this as of this far...
Who agrees say I!
hard hat area? run forest run...........
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