Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 161037.015 - Employee is killed when struck by boom of crane

Accident Summary Nr: 161037.015 -- Report ID: 0854910 -- Event Date: 10/23/2023
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1705489.015	10/23/2023		237310	Wadsworth Brothers Construction Company, Inc.

Abstract: At 9:00 a.m. on October 23, 2023, employees were attempting to disassemble the crawler crane. The employees removed the pins in an incorrect order and without proper blocking. The boom section collapsed onto an employee. The employee was fatally injured. The employee was struck by the boom section and pinned between the ground and the boom.

Keywords: Boom, Caught Between, Collapse, Crawler Crane, Disassemble, Pin, Pinned, Struck By

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Bridge		New project or new addition					X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1705489.015	42	M	Fatality		Carpenters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Demolition Fatality Cause:

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