Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 133649.015 - Employee is killed when ejected from lift after being hit by

Accident Summary Nr: 133649.015 -- Report ID: 0454510 -- Event Date: 02/23/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1516834.015	02/24/2021	0782	561730	74904 - Johns Tree Service

Abstract: At 4:15 p.m. on February 23, 2021, an employee was standing in the bucket of an International 4900 truck cutting down a tree. The employee was working 30 feet above the ground without fall protection. The employee tied a rope around the mid-section of the tree while a coworker wrapped the rope around another tree and pulled the tree tight with the use of a Bobcat skid steer for tension. The employee began to cut as the coworker added more tension to the tree. The top part of the tree broke loose causing it to twist and hit the lift. The employee was ejected from the lift and hit the ground, killing him.

Keywords: Aerial Lift, Basket, Bucket , Chest, Cutting, Ejected, Fall, Fall Protection, Falling Object, Head, Injury Illness Prevention Program, Landscaping, Lanyard, PPE, Rope, Safety Belt, Skidder, Struck By, Tree, Tree Felling

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1516834.015	64	M	Fatality		Occupation not reported

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