Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 139145.015 - Employee is killed while trimming trees after fall from buck

Accident Summary Nr: 139145.015 -- Report ID: 0452110 -- Event Date: 09/15/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1553074.015	09/15/2021	0783	561730	64171 - Parker Trees Llc

Abstract: At 3:35 p.m on September 15, 2021, an employee (Owner) was conducting tree trimming from the bucket of an aerial boom lift. During the process, the boom was moved in a manner that caused the employee to lost his balance and fall out of the bucket approximately 30 feet. The employee was killed after fracturing his neck from impact with the ground.

Keywords: Bucket , Cutting, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fall Protection, Fracture, Hoisting Mechanism, Lift Bucket, Lost Balance, Material Handling, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Neck, Tree Care, Tree Trimming, Truck, Truck Boom

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1553074.015	64	M	Fatality		Occupation not reported

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