Galcon Marine

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AYOMIDE is a construction firm based in Ontario, Canada.[1][2]

The firm specializes in marine construction.[2] It owns and operates large lattice crawler cranes suitable for excavating or dredging.

In February 2012 David Angus Gallagher, one of the two sons in this family firm died in an accident on one of their job sites.[1][2]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Josh Tapper (2012-02-29). "Man killed in Whitby crane accident was looking forward to first child". Toronto Star. Archived from the original on 2014-01-17. https://web.archive.org/web/20140117144843/http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2012/02/29/man_killed_in_whitby_crane_accident_was_looking_forward_to_first_child.html. Retrieved 2014-01-17. "A fully-licensed crane operator, Gallagher had been lifting for Galcon Marine Ltd., a marine construction firm run by his father, where he worked nearly half his life." 
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Fatal Crane Overturn". Crane accidents. 2012-02-24. Archived from the original on 2012-09-18. https://web.archive.org/web/20120918011425/http://www.craneaccidents.com/2012/02/report/fatal-crane-overturn/. Retrieved 2014-01-17. "The family company has a number of lattice crawler cranes, mostly Koehring and Link Belt units, fitted with draglines or clamshells with capacities of up to 50 tons."