Contractors Cited After Worker's Crane Death

The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration on Tuesday said it cited two Florida construction contractors over an October 2023 workplace death. OSHA cited Tampa-based Concrete Impressions of Florida Inc. and Plant City-based Adcock Cranes, proposing penalties of $4,839 and $16,131, respectively, following the death of a worker who was struck by a boom as a crane tipped over during work on an Orlando highway ramp. Employees of both companies were installing precast concrete sound barrier panels on the SR 417 ramp at the time of the incident. A Concrete Impressions employee wa...