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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221650534

WA317978890 - BLUE MOUNTAIN TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES INC

Event
Crushed, Digger/Derrick, Equipment Failure, Lifting, Rigging, Rope
NAICS
238210
Inspection type
Accident-driven
Activity number
#347336893
Employer profile
WA317978890 - BLUE MOUNTAIN TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES INC
Summary number
221650534
Report ID
1055350

Event description

Employee is killed when crushed by equipment

Investigation abstract

At 12:15 a.m. on March 7, 2024, employees were lifting a piece of heavy equipment onto a lowboy with a digger derrick, when either the main lift rope or the rigging failed, crushing and killing one of the employees.

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 68 M

    Event type
    2
    Occupation code
    999

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