Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 111051.015 - One employee is killed; One employee is injured in fall from

Accident Summary Nr: 111051.015 -- Report ID: 1032500 -- Event Date: 11/13/2018
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1360743.015	11/15/2018		561730	Scott Yates

Abstract: At 2:00 p.m. on November 13, 2018, two employees were in the bucket of a Reach-All boom truck (Model Number #AP75MHX, Serial Number 8807), and both employees were trimming tree limbs. The tree limb swung below the bucket, causing a side load on the knuckle boom. The knuckle boom arm broke and both employee fell 65 feet to the ground. One employee was killed and the other employee was hospitalized in critical condition with multiple injuries.

Keywords: Boom, Fall, Fall Protection, Tree, Tree Limb, Tree Trimming

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1360743.015	28	M	Fatality		Laborers, except construction

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