Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 169046.015 - Employee is killed when crushed by crane, drowns in pond

Accident Summary Nr: 169046.015 -- Report ID: 0855610 -- Event Date: 08/05/2024
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1766970.015	08/06/2024		237130	Blattner Energy Inc.

Abstract: At 3:00 p.m. on August 5, 2024, Employee #1, operating a mobile rough terrain crane, was driving along a gravel road when the crane slipped off the right side of the road and rolled down an embankment into a pond. The crane's cab was crushed upon impact when the crane landed, and the cab was pushed into the edge of the pond. The employee was crushed by the cab and/or drowned in the pond.

Keywords: Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Crane, Crane Operator, Crushed, Drown, Drowning, Water

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other heavy construction		Other					X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1766970.015	55	M	Fatality		Crane Operator	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Other Activities-Installing Ornamental And Archite Fatality Cause:

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