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Accident Summary Nr: 132686.015 - Employee in crane basket is pinned against pole and killed

Accident Summary Nr: 132686.015 -- Report ID: 0653510 -- Event Date: 01/20/2021
Inspection NrDate OpenedSICNAICSEstablishment Name
1511555.01501/21/2021237130Ward Electric Company, Inc.

Abstract: At 11:45 a.m. on January 20, 2021, Employee #1, employed by a power line construction company, was working from the personnel basket of a crane and erecting a steel transmission structure. The basket's hydraulic controls malfunctioned, causing the basket to pin and crush the employee against the structure. Employee #1 was killed.

Keywords: Aerial Lift, Basket, Caught Between, Construction, Crane, Crushed, Equipment Failure, Hydraulic Crane, Metal Pole, Personnel Cage, Pinned, Power Line Worker, Power Trans Appar, Steel Erection
Accident Details
End Use Project Type Project Cost Stories Non-building Height Fatality
Powerline, transmission line New project or new addition   20 X

Employee Details
Employee # Inspection Nr Age Sex Degree of Injury Nature of Injury Occupation Construction
1 1511555.015 49 M Fatality Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers Distance of Fall: feet
Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet
Cause: Erecting structural steel
Fatality Cause:

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