Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 109647.015 - Employee is thrown from bucket truck when struck by tree bra

Accident Summary Nr: 109647.015 -- Report ID: 0552652 -- Event Date: 09/24/2018
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1350376.015	09/26/2018		561730	Rapid Tree Removal

Abstract: At 3:45 p.m. on September 24, 2018, an employee was removing a large 12 inch diameter branch of cottonwood tree while up approximately 30 feet in a bucket truck with no fall protection worn. A line was tied to the branch and attached to tractor and tension was placed upon the branch as the tractor backed away. The employee was knocked from the bucket and fell to the ground when the cut was made on the branch and the tension was suddenly released. The employee was killed.

Keywords: Boom, Boom Truck, Ejected, Fall Protection, Struck By, Tree Section, Tree Trimming

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury
1	1350376.015	62	M	Fatality

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