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Accident: 131283.015 - Employee Dies Of Head Injuries After Falling From Crane

Accident: 131283.015 -- Report ID: 0627500 -- Event Date: 11/21/2020
InspectionOpen DateSICEstablishment Name
1503540.01511/23/2020Southwestern Industrial Contractors & Riggers Inc.
At 5:48 p.m. on November 21, 2020, Employee #1, employed by a construction compa ny, 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 c ab 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. E mployee #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
End Use Proj Type Proj Cost Stories NonBldgHt Fatality
Other building New project or new addition   X
Employee # Inspection Age Sex Degree Nature Construction
1 1503540.015 59 M Fatality FallDist: 10
FallHt:
Cause: Swimming pool construction
FatCause:

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