OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221655111

PHOENIX RIGGING & ERECTING LLC

FORT LAUDERDALE, FL· 2024-04-04T00:00:00

Event: Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Broken Cable, Cable, Climbing, Construction, Construction vehicle, Corrosion, Crane, Crane Operator, Defect, Defective, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fall Protection, Falling Object, Inspection, Residential Construction, Rigging, Tower Crane, Wire Rope
NAICS: 238990
Inspection type: Federal Agency
Activity number: #347393340
Employer profile: PHOENIX RIGGING & ERECTING LLC
Summary number: 221655111
Report ID: 0418800
Project type: A
Construction end-use: B

Event description

Employee dies of blunt trauma in fall while climbing crane p

Investigation abstract

At 4:30 p.m. on April 4, 2024, an employee working for building contractor on a multifamily residential project was waiting to start the crane climbing process to the platform when a cable snapped. The employee died when he fell over 30 stories (320 feet) to the pavement below.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 30 M

Event type
5

Fall distance
320

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