OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221666563
TEXAN CONCRETE ENTERPRISE READY MIX, INC.
HOUSTON, TX·
Event description
One employee is killed and another is injured during crane c
Investigation abstract
At 6:36 p.m. on May 16, 2024, Employee #1 and Employee #2 were waiting inside their concrete mixer trucks at a construction site when a severe storm with high winds exceeding 100 mph passed through the area. The storm caused a lattice boom crane to collapse onto Employee #1's and Employee #2's trucks. Employee #1 was killed as a result of the collapse, while Employee #2 sustained minor injuries and was treated without hospitalization.
Victims (2)
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#1 Non-hospitalized injury Age 60 M
- Event type
- 1
- Occupation code
- 804
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#2 Fatality Age 72 M
- Event type
- 1
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