What has become current is the simpler form of the CIR process with improvements and scientific implementation from that technique since Gorman’s initial recycling train in the 80’s, one of the first on the east coast. Our forefathers have been acting on this concept since inception of roads and trails, or because of limited means. Yet, recycling and road preservation is not new.
It may be altruistic to think recycling should be implemented more, but Mark Gorman feels it should be increased for the planet, as well as being a more cost effective means to states or municipalities with tight funds and deteriorating road infrastructure. CIR is a process of extending the life of roads by many years while utilizing 100% of the existing road through recycling. The firm has put the company ahead of the curve of their competition by incorporating technological advancements while instituting innovative improvements to existing equipment and methods while staying true to their beliefs.Ĭontinually taking the bull by the horns for better control over their fate through necessity and desire for a better method and cost effective product to their customers, company employees along with owners, Mark and Tony Gorman, have successfully simplified and shortened a Cold-in-Place Recycling (CIR) train. Now three generations later, that mission has not changed, they have just been raising the bar as time has progressed. Reach Daily Gazette reporter Stephen Williams at 51, or on Twitter.For over one hundred years, the Gorman Brothers of Albany, NY have been true to their firm’s inception as a company of preserving roads. The company, in May 2017, paid an OSHA fine of $17,745 and had corrected the issues, according to OSHA. Occupation Safety and Health Administration cited Mohawk Asphalt for two “serious” violations: not taking precautions against having sources of ignition where flammable vapors are present, and not having employees wear proper personally protective uniforms while handling hot asphalt. Nichols was directed to use a propane blowtorch to heat the line to loosen the clog when the mixture ignited and exploded.įollowing an investigation of the incident, the U.S. Crowter and Nichols were part of a crew loading a mixture of 50 percent kerosene and 50 percent asphalt into a tanker-trailer when the mixture became clogged in the transfer line. The incident occurred at about 1:05 p.m. at the Mohawk Asphalt facility off Freemans Bridge Road. The suit also seeks wrongful death compensation.įrank O’Connor of Albany, the attorney for Mohawk Asphalt and Gorman, said Friday that because the matter was in litigation he would not comment. It says Betty Crowter incurred medical, hospital and funeral expenses on behalf of the estate due to the incident. The lawsuit, filed by Martin, Harding & Mazzotti of Niskayuna, doesn’t seek a specific damage figure. The lawsuit blames the explosion on “unprotected and inadequate storage tank lines that clogged,” as well as the use of an open flame blowtorch to break the clog. Crowter and Nichols were involved in the transfer, and Nichols was using a blowtorch to loosen a clog in the line when the explosion happened.Ĭrowter, 42, of Mayfield, who had worked for the company for about two years, died two weeks after the explosion at Westchester Medical Center from burns and other injuries he suffered when he fell from the top of the tanker-trailer, according to the lawsuit.
Investigators have determined the explosion happened as an asphalt-kerosene mixture was being loaded from a storage tank into a tanker-trailer. The latest lawsuit names as defendants Mohawk Asphalt, parent companies Gorman Brothers and the Gorman Group, Cady Co., and Unifirst Corp., maker of the company uniform Crowter was wearing on Oct. Her husband died from his injuries two days after the explosion. Karen Nichols, the widow of Mohawk Asphalt employee Joseph Nichols, filed a similar lawsuit in May. It is the second lawsuit to be filed in connection with the deadly blast. Crowter, who was a Mohawk Asphalt Emulsions employee. Crowter, of Fulton County, filed a negligence lawsuit this week in state Supreme Court in Schenectady County seeking compensation for the injuries to, and death of, her son, Alfred J.
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