Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 177457.015 - Employee is struck and killed by crane boom during bridge gi

Accident Summary Nr: 177457.015 -- Report ID: 0626700 -- Event Date: 12/17/2024
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1793989.015	12/17/2024		238990	Williams Brothers Construction Co., Inc.

Abstract: At 2:00 p.m. on December 17, 2024, Employee #1 was assisting with the installation of a bridge girder when the crane boom supporting the girder broke. The boom struck the employee in the head. The crane's rated capacity was exceeded due to the weight of the girder and the boom angle. The employee suffered a fatal head injury.

Keywords: Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Boom, Brain, Crane Boom, Head, Installing, Struck Against, Struck By, Traumatic Brain Injury

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Highway, road, street		Other					X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury
1	1793989.015	47	M	Fatality

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