OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221676687

PHILLIPS SOUTHERN ELECTRICAL COMPANY INC

FORT SCOTT, KS· 2024-06-21T00:00:00

Event: Back, Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Boom, Construction, Crane, Electrical Work, Falling Object, Fracture, Hoist, Hoisting Mechanism, Lack of Work Procedures, Material Handling, Outrigger, Overturn, Struck By, Unsafe Position, Unstable Position, Wrong Equipment
NAICS: 238210
Inspection type: Federal Agency
Activity number: #347571390
Employer profile: PHILLIPS SOUTHERN ELECTRICAL COMPANY INC
Summary number: 221676687
Report ID: 0729700
Project type: A
Construction end-use: I

Event description

Employee dies from blunt trauma when struck by falling crane

Investigation abstract

At 10:30 a.m. on June 21, 2024, an employee working for an electrical contractor was helping direct a boom crane. It is believed that one of the riggers failed causing the vehicle to become high center and overturn on the passenger side. The employee was struck by the boom on the falling crane. The employee died from blunt trauma, including a fractured back.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 35 M

Event type
1

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