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R. Michael Parnell

Industrial Training International, Inc.

abov90@r.postjobfree.com

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Summary

31 years of progressive experience in wire rope, rigging, and crane operations in the

mining, maritime, electric utility, pulp and paper, manufacturing, nuclear, oil & gas, and

construction industries. Developed innovative training techniques, resource materials,

workbooks, videos and reference cards which are widely used in the rigging industry today.

Provides consulting, accident investigation, and expert witness services.

Professional Experience

1986 - Present: Industrial Training International, Inc. - Woodland, WA

Design and implementation of crane and rigging operations and training activities,

rigging design, OSHA-based inspection programs, accident investigation, development of

custom load-moving techniques and training tools, and the development of customized test

services.

1984-1986: River Rigging, Inc. - Camas, WA

While General Manager, designed field rigging gear, directed installation of wire rope

operating devices and on-site inspections of wire rope, rigging gear and hoist devices.

Managed QC program for rigging gear and sling fabrication for maritime and nuclear plant

clients.

1979-1984: Wire Rope Corp. of America, Inc. - Casper, WY & Portland, OR

As District Manager, consulted with major users of wire rope and rigging gear to maximize

service life and level of safety in their hoisting and rigging operations. Co-designed a

special wire rope slip & cut program for the hoist and drag ropes on dragline machines.

Education

Bachelor of Science, Business Administration

Central Missouri State University, Warrensburg, MO 1979

Professional Affiliations and Certifications

American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) B30 Main Committee (Crane & Rigging)

Vice Chair

American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) P30 Main Committee (Lift Planning)

Chair

ASME B30.1 Subcommittee (Jacks) Member

ASME B30.7 Subcommittee (Base Mounted Drum Hoists) Member

ASME B30.9 Subcommittee (Slings) Chair

ASME B30.19 Subcommittee (Cableways) Member

ASME B30.26 Subcommittee (Rigging Hardware) Member

ASME B30.30 (Proposed) Rope - Member

American Society of Mechanical Engineers Member #5496013

American Society of Safety Engineers Member

Association of Crane & Rigging Professionals Founder, Past President and Board Chairman

Associated Wire Rope Fabricators - Member

Level II NDT Inspector Visual Qualified

National Commission for the Certification of Crane Operators Certified Operator for

Lattice Boom Truck, Lattice Boom Crawler, Telescopic Small, Telescopic Large, Overhead,

Basic Rigger, Signalperson

Crane Institute Certification Certified Mobile Crane Operator and Practical Examiner

Basic Rigger/Signalperson and Advanced Rigger Practical Examiner

Chair of Rigging Certification Committee

NCCER Certified Mobile Crane Operator

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0012 State: Illinois County: Vermilion

Cronin & Cronin LLP. Case: Jerry Medina vs. Maxim Crane. Subject: Crane operator swung

bundle of steel into rigger. Accident Result: Crushed rigger s hand. Date: July 2009 Case

No: 37-200*-********-CU-PO-CTL State: California County: San Diego Superior Court

Manning & Marder LLP. Case: Brian Gingras vs. Universal Steel Fabrication, Inc. Subject:

Improperly rigged concrete form flipped over while being handled by a mobile crane.

Accident Results: Crushed legs of grounds man/spotter. Date: January 3, 2008 Case No:

GIC851141 State: California County: San Diego, Central Branch

Koeller Nebeker Carlson & Halluck LLP. Case: Randall vs. Walt Disney Company. Subject:

Synthetic roundsling severed on forklift fork, dropping fabricated steel structure.

Accident Result: Crushed feet of rigger. Date: August 13, 2008 Case No: EC 045227 State:

California County: Los Angeles North Central District

Cosgrave Vergeer Kester LLP. Case: Anthony St. Julien vs. Triple J Towing & TLC Towing.

Subject: Wire rope winch line cut while pulling stuck gas line. Accident Result: Injuries

to the rigger. Date: September 2008 Case No: 08 2 005660 State: Washington County: Clark

Accident Investigation Only

West Coast Wire Rope & Rigging/Port of Oakland. Subject: Broken 5/8 trolley rope on Port

of Oakland container crane. Accident Result: Damaged equipment.

Case: Romano vs. Johnson & Johnson Construction. Subject: EE 2-93 x 20 flat web slings,

cut while stacking steel. Accident Result: Broken legs.

West Coast Wire Rope & Rigging/Central Premix. Subject: Failed 1 * pendant line, BE 71B

dragline. Accident Result: Damaged boom.

Johnson, Christie, Andrews, & Skinner, P.S. Attorneys at Law. Case: CSR Marine vs. Crane

Consultants, Inc. Subject: * boom hoist rope failure on stiff legged derrick. Accident

Result: Damaged yacht and injured personnel.

Silver State Wire Rope & Rigging. Subject: Double round synthetic sling failure, 51,000

lb vertical capacity. Accident Result: Equipment damage.

W.A.P.A. (Western Area Power Administration) Howard Schumacher/COTP/Bart Associates.

Subject: EE 2-6-4, web sling, prior damage and overload. Accident Result: Fatality.

Perkins Coie, N.C. Machinery Co. Subject: EE2-94, web slings double failure, ultraviolet

ray degradation and tensile failure. Accident Result: Double failure loss of load,

substantial equipment loss, no injuries.

Moberly, Bradbury, Blis, Riordan, Attorneys at Law. Subject: 1 wire rope hoist rope

aboard ship. Accident Result: Loss of hand.

Franki NW. Subject: 5/8 rope failure on drilling rig. Accident Result: Fatality.

Ms. Laura Beverage, Kennecott Utah Copper. Subject: 5/16 wire rope sling, cut failure.

Accident Result: Fatality.

Babcock, Littler, Mendelson, Fastiff, Tichy, et al. Attorneys at Law. Case: M/V Pacduke.

Subject: Boom hoist wire rope, pressed sleeve failure. Accident Result: Fatality.

Mr. Wes L. Crowell, Rooney & Anderson, Inc. Subject: 9/16 guy wire rope, cut and tensile

failure. Accident Result: Damaged equipment.

Studebake, Thomas, Whittington, et al. Attorneys at Law. Subject: * wire rope, drilling

line failure. Accident Result: Machinery and personal injury.

George Poneros, USDL OSHA. Subject: Boom hoist 1-1/8 wire rope failure aboard ship.

Accident Result: Equipment Damage.

Mr. Jeff Hill, Sause Brothers Ocean Towing Co., Inc. Subject: 2-1/4 tow line on ocean

tug. Accident Result: Lost barge at sea.

Mr. John C. Joiner, Rooney & Anderson, Inc. Internal investigation for Todd & Kelsey

Logging. Subject: * guy wire failure logging tower. Accident Result: Damaged equipment.

Ms. Janice Barrier, OSHA - St. Louis Director. St. Louis Tower Co. accident. Subject: *

wire rope, cutting failure. Accident Result: 1 Fatality, 1 quadriplegic.

West Coast Wire Rope & Rigging. Subject: 1-3/8 wire rope failure on logging skyline.

Accident Result: Damaged equipment (Enlund Equipment).

B.F. Goodrich Company. Subject: * grade 80 chain slings, bent links and tensile failure.

Accident Result: Property and load damage.

Paul Elliott, Superintendent Weyerhaeuser Paper Company. Subject: * wire rope, crane

failure, hoist rope bending fatigue. Accident Result: Machinery damage.

Gary Angel, Attorney at Law Marine Terminals Corp. Subject: EE-2-9-3 web slings, cut &

friction failure. Accident Result: Property Damage.

Mike Connett, Federal OSHA. Subject: 3/8 Wire rope winch line failure. Accident Result:

Fatality.

Jill Lowe, Tacoma P.U.D. Subject: 9/16 Wire rope hoist line, boom truck failure.

Accident Result: No injuries.

Harvey, Pennington, Cabot, Griffith & Renneisen, Attorneys at Law - Lift All Mfg.

Subject: 3/8 DOS chain sling, rigging snagged on structure while lifting. Accident Result:

Severe head injury.

West Coast Wire Rope - Central Pre-Mix Concrete Co. Subject: 1-1/4 x 65 Pendant line

failure. Accident Result: Boom collapse and equipment damage.

Bud Fallon, Attorney, Brown Vs. Sellen Construction Subject: Improper hoisting/lowering

procedure resulted in load tipping over on top of crane. Accident Result: Crane operator

fatality.

J.H. Kelly, Longview, WA Subject: 2-9-4 x 20 synthetic web sling failure.

Accident Result: Loss of load due to sling cutting on hook flashing.

Sause Brothers Ocean Towing, Coos Bay, OR Subject: 2 wire rope pull-out of spelter

socket. Accident Result: Temporary loss of two barges at sea.

Foss Maritime, Seattle, WA Subject: 1 3/8 wire rope failure while towing the barge

Millacoma in Columbia River. Accident Result: Total loss of barge and small fuel spill.

MATEX Wire Rope, Kilgore, TX Subject: 3/8 wire rope failures dues to abrasion and

vibratory fatigue, on oil field pumper heads. Accident Result: Loss of oil production.

State of Washington/Federal OSHA-Subject: Improper use of * eye bolt; led to

catastrophic failure and dropped helicopter drone. Accident Result: Fatal injuries to

rigger.

State of Washington v. A & R Construction. Subject: 4-9-3 x 20 web sling slid along load

creating friction failure resulting in dropped load. Accident Result: Fatal injuries to

rigger.

S.E.W., Skaska, JF White Contracting. Subject: 1-9-4 x 10, 20 web sling triple failure,

dropped 12,000 lb mini excavator. Accident Result: Damaged equipment.

Sacramento Municipal Utility District. Subject: Manitex boom truck with pinned manbasket

tipped over. Accident Result: Injuries to two linemen.

American Marine Survey. Subject: 2-9-10 x 30 web sling failure due to ultra violet ray

damage and cutting. Accident Result: Dropped a yacht in a marina.

Jardine, Logan & O Brien LLP Ring vs. Olsen Chain & Cable, Excel Energy. Subject: 1-9-3

web sling was severed while pulling a pipe across the ground, sending a 1 shackle through

the back window of a tractor. Accident Result: Severe head injury.

Thomas A. Merrick Attorney. Westin Hotels vs. Olympic Synthetic Products. Subject: Two

each, 2-9-4 x 20 web slings slid along helicopter hoisted I-beam. Accident Result: Sling

friction failed, dropped beam through roof of hotel.

Smith, Larson, Wixom. Venetian Hotel/Shandong Industrial, West Coast Wire Rope. Subject:

* wire rope cable clamp slings slipped through malleable drop forge clips resulting in

the dropping of an 8,000lb panel. Accident Result: Fatality of ground worker.

Gordon, Thomas, Honeywell. Williams vs. Bushman Products. Subject: 10 ton, 20 steel

spreader bar tipped over after being landed on the ground. Accident Result: Crushed leg of

rigger.

Merrick, Hoffstedt & Lindsey. Shawn G. Case vs. The Trane Company. Subject: Four web

slings, 1-9-1 x 8 rigged to HVAC unit to be placed on roof top. Accident Result: Slings

were cut and load crushed HVAC installers hands.

Wiles Boyle Burkholder & Brimgardner. Clough vs. Kumbo/West Coast Wire Rope. Subject:

5/16 wire rope winch line failed on a 4-wheel ATV winch. Accident Result: ATV rolled

backwards over the operator.

Consulting Projects

Sembawang Shipyard Pte Ltd. Singapore, Crane & Rigging Facility Audit

ITT Goulds Pumps, Crane & Rigging Facilities Audits

J. Ray McDermott, Offshore Pendant Line Service Life Analysis

J. Ray McDermott, Worldwide Facility Audits (2006-present)

Salt River Power, Transformer Installation, Lift Director Services

Walsh Construction, Crane & Rigging Procedures Development

Bollinger Shipyards, Crane & Rigging Audit and Operations Manual

Los Alamos National Labs, WFO-Load Handling Procedures

Tri-State Generation, Crane & Rigging Procedures

Elliott Turbo, Crane & Rigging Procedures Manual

Trinity Shipyards, Crane & Rigging Manual

Raytheon Missile Systems, Crane Operations and Load Handling Procedures

Hanford Nuclear, Plutonium Removal Project, DOE Hoisting & Rigging Rqrmnts

Lockheed Martin, Satellite Load Handling Procedures Document

ACBL/Jeffboat, Crane & Rigging Operations Level 1/2/3 Development

Tennessee Valley Authority, Advanced Rigger Rqrmnts Development

Stayton Demolition, Shasta Dam Cableway System Removal Project

Instructional Course and Workbook Development

Rigging Basics, Rigging Inspection Basics, Journeyman Rigger, Master Rigger, Qualified

Rigging Inspector Level I & II, Qualified Rigging Inspector Level III, Lift Director /

Site Supervisor, Critical Lift Planning, Overhead Crane Operator, Mobile Crane Operator

and Crane & Rigging Management.

Technical Book Development

Mike s Rigging Mysteries

Mike s Overhead Crane Safety Tips

Mike s Rigging Safety Tips

Mike s Mobile Crane Safety Tips

In A Flash Field Reference Guide Rigging Inspection

Reference Card Development

Journeyman Rigger

Length/Height/Run

Master Rigger

Rigging With the Big Stuff

Rigging Gear Inspection

Lineman Rigger

Mobile Crane Operator

Video Tape Development

Wire Rope: Inspection, Maintenance, and Application

Slings & Rigging Hardware: Inspection, Maintenance, and Application

Basic Rigging: Rigger s Checklist and Sling Leg Loads

Rigging: Rigging Geometry and Case Study

Hand Signals: Mobile Cranes

Video Tapes Technical Expertise

Synthetic Slings & Ropes: Pre-use Safety Inspections

Alloy Steel Chain Slings, Rigging & Inspection

Crane & Rigging Block Inspections

Inspection Practices for Grade 80 Chain Slings

Published Articles

Craneworks Magazine:

Custom Rigging Creations, Using B30.20 To Cut The Risks

Puzzled About What Makes a Great Training Program?

Annual Rigging Contest (6 to date)

Rigger s Worksheet (24 to date)

Unsafe at Any Speed

Forty Chances Weren t Enough

Double Sling Failure

Properly Rated Rigging

Rigging & Training

Prepare to Succeed

Know What it Can Pick

Rigger Training

Crane Hotline:

Inspecting Mobile Crane Hoist Lines

The Value of Self Audits

Where Do You Fit In?

International Cranes & Specialized Transport

Testing Times

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