Overview
- Authorities said one worker died at the scene and another was pronounced dead at a hospital after the crane toppled on the Mystic River waterfront.
- Police said one victim had to be extracted from the downed crane, and fire officials reported no other missing or injured workers.
- Crews had been dismantling the former Exxon/ExxonMobil fuel terminal from a barge when the crane collapsed, according to the fire chief.
- Massachusetts State Police, the Everett Police Department, and the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner are leading the investigation, with OSHA notified and the Middlesex District Attorney’s office involved.
- Everett Landco paused barge operations at the site, Charter Contracting said the victims worked for a subcontractor, and the Pile Drivers & Divers Local 56 confirmed both were union members as the mayor said a cable snapped during pipe-cutting work.