Judges Doubt Employer’s Narrow Reading Of Crane ‘Disassembly’ Standard

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March 10, 2023 at 05:17 PM
Federal appellate judges appeared skeptical of claims that OSHA’s safety standard for crane assembly and disassembly should not apply to preparatory steps prior to dismantling the equipment during March 7 oral argument over a 2016 accident where a worker was seriously injured when a crane touched a live power line during that preliminary phase.