Construction Crane Kills Workers

Seth Miles
Seth Miles
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Posted by Seth MilesMarch 26, 2008 2:35 PM

A 14,000 pound steel crane fell thirty-seven stories at a condominium construction site. Two workers, Terrance Hennessy, 59, and Jeremy Thornsbury, 21, were killed. Mark Simone; Emanoel Souza, 31; Theron Cook, 57, and Russell Dyer, 48 were injured. I have handled similar construction accidents in the past.

Sadly, despite a host of rules and regulations, these types of accidents are becoming more and more common, particularly in condo-crazy South Florida. Why? In no small part, because many of these contracts have liquidated damage provisions that costs contractors and subcontractors lots of money if there are any delays. This leads to rushed work and that leads to mistakes, accidents, and tragedies.

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Theron Cook
Posted by Theron Cook
April 09, 2008 4:55 PM

The above comments are right on point. In my opinion the majority of the accidents are caused by production demands and pressure from the individual subcontractors reacting to the pressure placed on them. There is no way that this should be allowed to continue, but it will and more good men will die and their families destroyed just like Terry and Jeremy's. The scene at Jeremy's memorial service was just heart breaking. So many people loved and respected him. They will never forget him or that service. I will never forget Terry or Jeremy. It was an absolute pleasure to work with both of them as well as Manny Souza the project Safety Manager. This was an extremely safe project. I personaly can see no blame whatsoever pointed at Bovis for this tradgedy.

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