Massachusetts Pile Driver Dies When Struck by Pile in Trench

A 47-year-old male construction worker was fatally injured when he was struck by a wooden pile weighing approximately 1500 pounds. The 50-foot-long pile was suspended within the leads of a pile driving crane while the victim was setting the bottom of the pile. He was working in a 15-foot-deep trench at the time of the incident. According to co-workers, the hammer was lowered by the crane operator and struck the pile before it was set causing it to swing into the victim. The victim was pushed into the wall of the […]