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Companies working on site of Whippany fatal had previous violations

Michael Izzo
@MIzzoDR

HANOVER - The four companies working at the construction site in Whippany where two workers were killed all had previous violations with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, according to records.

The two workers were killed Thursday morning when a strap holding a 10,000-pound generator to a crane snapped, dropping the generator onto the construction workers below.

Hanover Mayor Ronald Francioli said Thursday afternoon that the body of one worker was trapped by the generator while a second worker was brought to Morristown Medical Center. The second worker succumbed to his injuries Thursday evening.

The Morris County Prosecutor’s Office would not release the names of the victims Friday.

The four companies working on the construction site at the time the generator fell were Boz Electric, City Erectors, Precision Building and Construction, and Industrial Process and Equipment, according to OSHA spokesperson Lenore Uddyback-Fortson.

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Bridgewater-based Precision Building was the general contractor on site, while West Caldwell-based City Erectors provided the crane and crane operator for the job, Uddyback-Fortson said.

The first victim worked for the Sussex-based Industrial Process & Equipment, while the second who later succumbed to his injuries in the hospital worked for the Vernon-based Boz Electric, Uddyback-Fortson said.

Boz Electric was cited for two serious violations in May 2010, which were settled for $2,625. City Erectors was cited for a serious violation in August 2009, which was settled for $450. Precision Building was cited for two serious violations in August 2009, which were settled for $2,100.

OSHA’s website said that Industrial Process and Equipment had previously been fined but due to a system error at OSHA the specific details were not available Friday.

Industrial Process and Equipment and Precision Building declined to comment. Boz Electric did not return a call for comment. City Erectors hung up the phone before the Daily Record could ask for comment.

Police, firefighters and rescue workers are at the scene of a construction accident involving a crane and a fallen generator at the future home of the Whippany Fire Co.on Troy Hills Road. A construction worker was reportedly killed in the accident. February 18, 2016. Hanover, N.J.

The Whippany Fire Co. announced on March 20, 2014 that it had purchased the property and intended to build a new firehouse at the site. Work officially began on Feb. 1, 2015.

The firehouse design calls for approximately 21,200 square feet of habitable area, with space for trucks and storage plus a meeting/classroom area, 8-inch thick concrete slabs with floor drains and grease interceptor, a workshop and a locker room facility. The Fire Department was established in 1915 and its current firehouse was completed in 1923.

Staff Writer Michael Izzo: 973-428-6636; mizzo@GannettNJ.com