Inspection Detail

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Inspection: 1753217.015 - Precast Concrete Technology Unlimited, Llc

Inspection Information - Office: Nv-E-Reno 0953210

Investigation Summary

At 3:00 p.m. on June 6, 2024, an employee working as a construction laborer for a precast concrete manufacturer had positioned his aerial boom lift beside a 5-story precast concrete panel. The employee staged in that location while waiting for instructions to rig the panel to a crane. The employee's position was in the fall zone of the panel. A communication breakdown occurred between two coworkers which caused brace bolts to be removed prematurely prior to the completion of permanent connections. This caused the concrete panel to fall and strike the aerial boom lift where the employee was stationed. This in turn sent the boom and basket crashing to the ground, ejecting the employee and causing the shock-absorbing lanyard attached to his five-point fall arrest harness to snap. The employee died from multiple blunt force trauma from impact with the ground.

Keywords: Aerial Lift, Aerial Truck, Basket, Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Building, Collapse, Concrete, Concrete Panel, Construction, Construction vehicle, Controlled Access Zone , Danger Zone, Ejected, Elevated Work Platform, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Falling Object, Fracture, Head, Laborer, Neck, Raised platform, Residential Construction, Safety Device, Structural Collapse, Truck Platform , Unsafe Position, Unsecured, Unsecured Panel