BEctel says that an inappropriate support connection between a climbing form system and a concrete depot led to the accident that killed three employees in April in a LNG project in Port Arthur, Texas.
The announcement of the suspicion causes is part of a larger comment on the incident of Bechtel’s corporate president, Craig Albert, and the president of his energy unit, Paul Marsden. From the accident, Bechtel officials have discussed the tragedy in terms of a greater effort that the soul is looking for about their security practices.
“The overwhelming sense of shock and sorrow we felt at that time has not faded,” the two said in a prepared statement.
The technical information published today is unusual, as the final investigation of occupational safety and health administration is not yet public and Bechtel is being demanded in two state courts separated from Texas for survivors and families of the workers who died. The lawsuits are still pending.
In at least one of the lawsuits, Bechtel demanded that the applicants participate in an arbitration on claims as required in the employment agreements of the workers.
The result of Osha’s investigation and possible job safety are usually released six months after an accident.
Sempra Infrastructure, based in San Diego, who awarded Bechtel the EPC contract, owned the project and is also charged in the lawsuits.
What happened to the workplace is known in general terms. Three workers from the site fell approximately 65 feet to 85 feet in which it was described as a “incident of the tank jumping system” after a layer of scaffolding, part of the jumping shape system, connected to a concrete tank.
The victims were Felix Jose Lopez, 42; Felipe Mendez, 25; and Reginald Magee, 41. López and Mendez declared themselves dead at the scene. Magee was taken to a local hospital where he died from his injuries.
Two other workers injured in the accident were treated and they are expected to be completely recovered, according to authorities.
Enr asked Bechtel if his staff controlled the formwork and his connections between brackets or if he considered other businessmen to be guilty, a key point that could affect the results of the demand. Enr also requested images of the bankruptcy connection itself, if something available that could be published. The company has not been able to comment or provide the requested image.
Distributor bar and cables above the work area of the tank training system, with red notes prepared by Bechtel’s lawyer. Source: Presentation of the Texas Court.
But Bechtel provided a more detailed story about how the events saw in Albert and Marsden’s message.
He said that the formwork jump is to lift the multi -plate formwork system and the work platform and to restore it above the tank to tie the reinforcement steel and place the next elevation of the concrete wall.
“The crew had successfully jumped and established eight sections during its turn and set the last section at the time of the incident,” Bechtel said.
The company stated that eThe Ach formwork board has two vertical brackets, each connected to a cone that fixes the panel on the tank wall.
“Our investigation was determined,” said Bechtel, “who, while setting the final section, the connection between the formwork brackets was not safely stuck in the cone screw, a steel screw form with an integrated washing machine,” as seen in the photo at the top of the article. The cone screw is screwed into an addition [shown in green]Bechtel, who threw himself into the tank concrete wall.
