Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1511555.015 - Ward Electric Company, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: State Of New Mexico Environment Department Occupational Health & Safety Bureau

Inspection Nr: 1511555.015

Report ID: 0653510

Date Opened: 01/21/2021

Site Address:
Ward Electric Company, Inc.
Near Mile Marker 226 - Us Highway 285 Structure 86, Western Spirits Transmission Project
Encino, NM 88321

Mailing Address:
9586 East I25 Frontage Road Suite B, Longmont, CO 80504

Union Status: Union

SIC:

NAICS: 237130/Power and Communication Line and Related Structures Construction

Inspection Type: Fat/Cat

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 01/21/2021

Emphasis: S:Allcnstr

Case Closed: 07/21/2021

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	1722498
Inspection	1512024	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 132686.015

Event: 01/20/2021

Employee in crane basket is pinned against pole and killed

At 11:45 a.m. on January 20, 2021, Employee #1, employed by a power line construction company, was working from the personnel basket of a crane and erecting a steel transmission structure. The basket's hydraulic controls malfunctioned, causing the basket to pin and crush the employee against the structure. Employee #1 was killed.

Keywords: Aerial Lift, Basket, Caught Between, Construction, Crane, Crushed, Equipment Failure, Hydraulic Crane, Metal Pole, Personnel Cage, Pinned, Power Line Worker, Power Trans Appar, Steel Erection

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1511555.015	49	M	Fatality		Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers

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