A Port Chester construction company
 faces $165,200 in proposed fines for safety violations following a Connecticut crane collapse.
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration cited Concavage Marine Construction at 87 Fox Island road for “willful and serious†workplace safety violations after a May 22 crane collapse at the Avalon Bay Marina in Stamford.
The company was hired to fix storm-damaged marina pilings and during the job an 80-foot boom of the barge-mounted crane fell over backward, landing on top of a yacht. OSHA inspectors found that the crane lacked boom stops and a boom hoist limiting device, necessary safety equipment that would have prevented the collapse.
Inspectors determined that the crane had not been inspected by a competent person who could have identified the hazards.
“The employer deliberately failed to adhere to basic cranesafety standards, putting at risk the lives of its employees and anyone else in the vicinity,†said Robert Kowalski, OSHA’s area director in Bridgeport.
No one answered the phone on Monday at Concavage’s office.
Full Article on the collapse from May 22, 2013
A crane on a barge in Stamford Harbor toppled over and landed on a 47-foot powerboat on Wednesday, May 22, 2013. Photo: John Nickerson
