Larry Newman, 37, was a foreman with Balfour Beatty Mott McDonald, working to fix damaged crash barriers after a lorry crash on the A2 in Kent on 1st October 2012.
An inquest at the Guildhall in Sandwich has heard that the crane was being used to extract concrete blocks from the ground.
The jury returned a verdict of accidental death.
A fuller report of the inquest can be found at .
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