St. Louis area construction accident kills worker
Steven Lillicrap, 21, was killed Tuesday in a crane accident at the Edward Jones construction site near Westport in Maryland Heights, according to a St. Louis Post Dispatch report.
The accident occurred when construction workers were disassembling a large crane at the work site. Lillicrap’s safety harness was hooked into the crane cable and when the crane moved, Lillicrap was dragged into the crane, according to the Post Dispatch.
Lillicrap was rushed to St. John’s Mercy Medical Center where he was pronounced dead.
Lillicrap was working with the McCarthy Bros. Construction Company through a subcontractor. Sources from the Occupational Health and Safety Administration were cited in the story as saying the construction site was free of any sort of previous safety violations.
Construction related accidents are very difficult to deal with. Not only is there a natural trauma when someone you love is hurt or killed, but these types of accidents are often very complicated legally and may require months of investigation. The best thing a person can do after an incident like this is contact a personal injury attorney with construction accident experience. Doing this as soon as possible will ensure that no evidence is lost. A qualified accident lawyer will have the expert contacts necessary to do a complete investigation of the incident.
