Federal investigators are still involved in an accident of a 150-foot crane that tumbled onto its roof, spilling hydraulic and diesel fuel, on Brainard Avenue in North Boston suburb of Medford, Massachusetts.
Ted Fitzgerald, spokesperson for the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) said that an inspector was sent to the site on July 7 right after the accident, which took place shortly before 4:30 p.m.
Fitzgerald also said that OSHA is involved in the case to figure out what, if any, safety protocols or standards were met by the company Coastal Marine Construction LLC of Canton which owns the crane.
“At this point, it’s too early to tell,” Fitzgerald said, of how long such an investigation could take. It could take several weeks, at which time OSHA would determine what fines or further actions are needed to be taken,” Fitzgerald further added.
Joe Ferson, spokesperson for Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) said that the quantity of hydraulic fuel and diesel spilled from the crane was under the reportable quantity of 10 gallons. And, he added that it was all dumped into the soil.
He said, DEP is still engaged in figuring out exactly how much fuel was spilled, but the environmental impact was minimal. The company hired Clean Harbors in order to get the contaminated soil from the area removed, Ferson said.
Coastal Marine Construction LLC’s project manager Eugene Kelley was on site the day crane toppled, but he didn’t figured how the leaked happened.
“Nobody but the operator really knows what happened so it would be hard for me to comment,” he said. Kelley further added that the company is currently in the process of investigating the accident.
Coastal Marine Construction LLC is supposed to submit an incident report to the Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) – that is overseeing the replacement of the Woods Memorial Bridge on Route 16 on which the company is a subcontractor.
Ryan Grannan-Doll, spokesman of the MassDOT, said that $81.3 million project comprises of replacing the two bridges that carry Revere Beach Parkway (Route 16) over the Malden River and the MBTA/River’s Edge Drive.
Grannan-Doll said the project also includes the reconstruction and widening of a 1/2-mile segment of Revere Beach Parkway and reconstruction of the signalized intersection of River’s Edge Drive with the entrance road to the MBTA Wellington station and the interconnecting on and off ramps.
He added that sidewalks within the project’s limits would be reconstructed and new ADA compliant access ramps would be provided. The existing storm water drainage system along the corridor would be replaced and new storm water outfall water quality treatment features will be constructed.
The project includes the construction of paved multi-use paths connecting to the existing and future path systems and adjacent sidewalks.
The project is being funded through MassDOT’s Accelerated Bridge Program, with construction beginning November 2015 and that is estimated to end in 2020.
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