Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 166656.015 - One employee is killed and another is injured during crane c

Accident Summary Nr: 166656.015 -- Report ID: 0626700 -- Event Date: 05/16/2024
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1748949.015	05/17/2024		327320	Texan Concrete Enterprise Ready Mix, Inc.

Abstract: At 6:36 p.m. on May 16, 2024, Employee #1 and Employee #2 were waiting inside their concrete mixer trucks at a construction site when a severe storm with high winds exceeding 100 mph passed through the area. The storm caused a lattice boom crane to collapse onto Employee #1's and Employee #2's trucks. Employee #1 was killed as a result of the collapse, while Employee #2 sustained minor injuries and was treated without hospitalization.

Keywords: Crane, Falling Object, Truck

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		New project or new addition			3		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1748949.015	60	M	Non Hospitalized injury		Truck drivers, heavy	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Pouring concrete foundations and walls Fatality Cause:
2	1748949.015	72	M	Fatality			Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Pouring concrete foundations and walls Fatality Cause:

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