Crane Accident Investigation ~ Expert Witness ~ Crane Safety Accredited Crane Inspections










TOM's EXPERIENCE:

Twenty-five years experience in operating the following cranes.

Manitowoc
Crawler
4600 "Ringer"
4500
4100
4000
3900
P&H Crawler
5150
5100
Truck Crane
140-Ton P&H
140-Ton Manitowoc 3900T
165-Ton American

 

Clyde Cranes
Barge-Mounted
Tower Cranes
PECO
LIEBHERR
Hydraulic Cranes
P&H
GROVE

EXPERIENCE:

Thirteen years experience working on water, off loading barges, jack-up platforms, general cargo and construction materials, pile driving, clamming and hook work.

Land experience included setting steel, tilt ups, building trades, heavy picks, drag lining and using multiple cranes to make various heavy picks.

SPECIAL PROJECT:

Initiated the program and instructed the advanced and intermediate crane classes for the International Union of Operating Engineers, Local 302 in Palmer, Alaska.

EDUCATION:
- Training Institute of Canada, Craning and Rigging course
- Manitowoc Crane Manufacturer, Manitowoc, Wisconsin
- FMC Corporation, Cedar Rapids, Iowa
- P&H Crane Manufacturer, Conway, South Carolina
- Crane Inspection & Certification Bureau, Orlando, Florida
- 1972 - Anchorage Community College, Structural Steel Welding
- 1960 - Anchorage West High School, graduate

Crane Surveyor - 5 years experience as crane surveyor, approved by the U.S. Department of labor. C.F.R. Codes 1919.

Crane Instructor - Instructed the intermediate and advanced crane courses for crane operators.

CERTIFICATIONS:
- CDL Driver's License
- First Aid Card
- Adult CPR Card
- 40 Hours HAZMAT Card
- Current Passport

REFERENCES: Furnished upon request.


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4600 Manitowoc
Prudhoe Bay, Alaska. With minus-40 degree dry cold weather, many heaters were used in the cab to keep the operator warm; hair blowers were used to keep controls from freezing.
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4100 Manitowoc
Running 4100 Crane for Red Adair at blow-out well.
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4100 Manitowoc
Above the Arctic Circle, working 24 hours a day with constant sunlight.
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4100 Manitowoc
Loading completely assembled 4100 onto lowboy, with 200 foot up boom and counterweight for next job site, 27 miles away.
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4600 Manitowoc
First 4600 Manitowoc (serial # 46001) ever made and still running today. St. Paul Island, Alaska.
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4000W Manitowoc
4000W Manitowoc
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