Worker dies after crane falls at bridge construction site

CINCINNATI (WXIX/Gray News) - An investigation is underway after a crane operator working the Brent Spence Bridge Corridor Project construction zone died over the weekend.

According to the Cincinnati Police Department, officers were called on Saturday morning to the West Third Street and Pete Rose Way area for a workplace accident.

The man was operating a boom lift crane when the crane shifted and fell, police explained.

The worker, who was not immediately identified by officials, was injured and taken to the University of Cincinnati Medical Center. However, he did not survive.

The Criminal Investigation Section and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration are investigating.

The Ohio Department of Transportation said the man was a Walsh-Kokosing crew member.

“We are saddened by the loss of a Walsh-Kokosing crew member while operating equipment at a Brent Spence Bridge Corridor project job site in Ohio,” a department spokesperson shared. “We offer sincere condolences to their loved ones and colleagues. We take the safety of everyone working on this major project seriously.”

Walsh-Kokosing Joint Venture is the main contractor for the Brent Spence Bridge Corridor Project.

The project is described as a multi-billion-dollar infrastructure effort designed to relieve traffic congestion, improve safety, and upgrade portions of Interstate 71 and Interstate 75 spanning across the Ohio River between Covington, Kentucky, and Cincinnati.