Jeffrey Shannon

Jeffrey Shannon’s work-related death could have been prevented. That’s how I see the findings of federal OSHA in the agency’s citations against his employer, AECOM Technical Services dba Urs Corporation The 49 year-old was working in March 2015 at Sunoco’s Marcus Hook Industrial Complex in Delaware County, PA. The facility was being converted from an oil refinery to a natural gas storage and processing plant. AECOM was providing engineering and site preparation for Sunoco. The initial press reported indicated that Shannon was struck by a 1,200 foot pylon. I wrote about the incident shortly…
Jeffrey Shannon, 49 suffered fatal traumatic injuries on Monday, March 30, 2015 while working at Sunoco’s Marcus Hook Industrial Complex in Delaware County, PA. 6ABC reports: ”It happened around 2:15 p.m. at Blue Ball Avenue and Post Road on the grounds of the refinery.” NPR’s State Impact Pennsylvania reports: "The worker died from multiple blunt force injuries after a 1200 foot pylon fell on him." Mr. Shannon was a contractor at the site and he worked for the engineering firm AECOM. The facility is being converted from an oil refinery to a natural gas storage and processing plant. "In…