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Question 1

What is Phil’s load rating?

Answer 1

2750 times but a Crane can lift a whole lot more than its max engineering load, but if you are lifting over the load rating, you need to request permission from the city.

Question 2

Who did you ask to write to the city for permission

Answer 2

Emerson Turnkin

Question 3

Did you ever get get a response from the city

Answer 3

No

Question 4

When was the last time you inspected Phill before the August lifts

Answer 4

In April we idled Phil and then expected for metal fatigue.We also replaced all worn and weakened parts

Question 5

What would happen if the hurricane came before the roof and panels worms

Answer 5

Months of work would be lost

Question 6

What time did you arrive on the site on August 31st, 2012

Answer 6

A little before 7 AM

Question 7

What did you do when you got to the site

Answer 7

I walked the site, looked Phill over, and went through my pre-lift checklist.

Question 8

Why did the foreman raise the red flag at around 8 AM

Answer 8

The crew had found a wrench in Phil’s gears

Question 9

Was the wrench in Phil’s gears before the lift started

Answer 9

Yes

Question 10

Did the crew do a safety sweep after they found the wrench

Answer 10

Yes, the safety sweep that proceeded the discovery of the wrench took over an hour

Question 11

What time did the first panel get lifted

Answer 11

Around 10 AM

Question 12

When did the first panel get lowered

Answer 12

1:30 PM

Question 13

After the first lift, what was the weather like

Answer 13

It was gradually getting worse.

Question 14

Was anyone ever concerned or was anyone ever uncomfortable about lifting in those conditions?

Answer 14

Yes, around 2:15 PM Grace gave me a call and asked me if it was safe to lift with the wind and revised weather report

Question 15

How did you respond to Grace

Answer 15

I told her that the wind and the load were both in Phil’s 100% tolerance

Question 16

Did Grace have the authority to shut down the lifts

Answer 16

Yes

Question 17

Did Grace ever shut down the lifts

Answer 17

No

Question 18

Was the red flag ever waved during the first lifts

Answer 18

Yes, at around 3:10 PM, the workers found that a fire axe was missing.

Question 19

Who gave you the green flag after the second race of the red flag?

Answer 19

I am mostly sure that it was Grace, but I was focused on the roof.

Question 20

What happened after you hit the highest point of the lift

Answer 20

The low hydraulic warning light came on. As I was reaching for the back up hydraulics. The strut snapped. I slammed the airbag button as fast as I could. And the next thing I remember I was in the ER

Question 21

Why do you think that the crane collapsed

Answer 21

At first I had thought it was just the force of the wind. But if the squatter with the fire axe had chopped the hydraulic lines, that could have caused a collapse too