A major Burnaby highrise project developer faces a hefty fine after a crane incident in January caused a crane to dangle from a 64-storey building above a busy street. WorkSafeBC has issued a fine for 'ongoing and repeat violations' at the site.
The developer of a major Burnaby highrise project has been fined more than $350,000 in relation to an incident in January. On January 25th, a 22-ton derrick crane atop Tower 2 at the Gilmore Place project at 4120 Lougheed Hwy. was lifting a section of a tower crane that was being disassembled, but the derrick lost its load. This caused the jib of the derrick to collide with another 8.
5-ton derrick crane, snapping off the jib of the smaller crane and leaving it dangling from the side of the building via steel cables. It was temporarily secured to prevent it from falling as the developer and contractors decided how to recover it. Onni and Morwest Crane & Services Ltd. sent WorkSafe a number of versions of a recovery plan and the section of crane was removed on March 10. All the cranes were off the building by April 25. A full investigation into the incident is still underway, but an inspection in May has already resulted in a $351,059 fine for 'ongoing and repeat violations' at the site. After the inspection, WorkSafe concluded Onni, as the prime contractor, had failed in its responsibility to properly co-ordinate the safety of crane operations by Morwest and concrete forming contractor CapWest Build – and then failed to properly co-ordinate the safety of the recovery operation after the cranes crashed
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