Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 174225.015 - Employee sustains fatal injuries when caught between outrigg

Accident Summary Nr: 174225.015 -- Report ID: 0336000 -- Event Date: 02/10/2025
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1803972.015	02/11/2025		213112	Nero Enterprise Llc

Abstract: At 6:30 p.m. on February 10, 2025, Employee #1 was working for an oil and gas support service and was driving a Freightliner tractor trailer hauling a Mobile Crane up a hill to a well site. A coworker (owner) and Employee #1 were transporting the crane and 3 wellhead cages to the site. The coworker was operating the crane while the employee drove the truck. Employee #1 became stuck on the incline. They used the crane to pull the truck up the incline using a 10-foot polyester lifting strap wrapped around the rear outrigger. At the top of the hill, they unhooked one of the lifting straps from both vehicles. They were retracting the outrigger when the base plate on the outrigger needed to be rotated. Employee #1 was trying to adjust the base plate as the coworker operated the controls approximately 10 feet from the outrigger. Employee #1 was on one knee when the coworker retract the outrigger and activated the two-step control retracting for about 2 seconds. The coworker observed something was wrong with Employee #1. Employee #1 fell to the ground. The coworker rushed to his aid but found him unresponsive. Employee #1 sustained fatal injuries.

Keywords: Catch Point, Caught Between, Communication, Contusion, Crane, Crane Operator, Crane Outrigger, Crushed, Driver, Driving, Equipment Operator, Foot Control, Foot pedal, Fracture, Head, Hill, Lighting, Machine operator, Material Handling, Miscommunication, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Mobile Crane, Multi-employer Worksite, Multiemployer, Obstructed View, Pinch Point, Pinched, Stuck, Truck, Truck Driver, Unresponsive, Unsafe Position, Wrong Equipment

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury
1	1803972.015	35	M	Fatality

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