The widow of a concrete finisher
killed when lightening struck the tower crane at the Revel Hotel and Casino
construction project in Atlantic City filed suit against general contractor
Tishman Construction April 4, 2012, joined by the two other nearby workers who
were also hit by the lightening, but survived. The three were placing concrete
on the top level of the building as a thunderstorm approached the site, but
according to the lawsuit, the contractor pressed on for completion of the pour.
Lightening struck the tower crane and electrocuted Bryan Bradley, who was
gripping the steel concrete bucket still suspended from the rigging. The other
two workers were a few feet away, and were knocked down by the force of the
bolt.
Tishman’s Director of Public
Affairs John Gallagher responded to the court filing with the terse statement, “Although
we cannot comment on pending matters, we would note that entities investigating
the incident last year, including OSHA, did not find us at fault.”
