Inspection Detail

Inspection: 1503540.015 - Southwestern Industrial Contractors & Riggers Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: El Paso Area Office

Investigation Summary

At 5:48 p.m. on November 21, 2020, Employee #1, employed by a construction company, was the crane operator for a crew installing a swimming pool in a residence's backyard. Employee #1 and coworkers were setting up the crane when Employee #1, for unknown reasons, exited the crane's cab onto the crane's platform. The cab was positioned on the platform, which did not have guardrails. As Employee #1 was getting back into the cab, he fell and struck his head on the pavement. Employee #1 was transported to the hospital, where he was admitted for treatment of head injuries, including a possible fractured skull. He died at the hospital a week later.

Keywords: Blunt force trauma, Crane, Crane Operator, Elevated Work Platform, Fall, Fall Protection, Fracture, Head, Laceration, Residential Construction, Skull, Unguarded, Unprotected, Work Surface