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Accident: 140391.015 - Employee Is Killed When Ejected From Aerial Lift
| Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1559383.015 | 10/21/2021 | D & L Tree Service, Llc. |
At 9:00 a.m. on October 21, 2021, an employee was working from an Altec bucket t ruck using a Stihl top-handle climbing saw removing limbs from a pine tree. The truck was located alongside the driveway of a residence. The pine tree was appr oximately 90 feet tall with twin codominant stems. As he moved the bucket, the a rticulated "elbow" of the boom apparently became lodged on a stub limb on the tr ee, putting the boom under tension. A coworker on the ground yelled to warn him not to keep moving the lift but it was too late. The stub limb broke and the boo m flexed, catapulting the employee out of the bucket about 30 feet onto the prot ective enclosure over the cab of the truck and then to the driveway. The employe e was not wearing a harness or lanyard. He incurred multiple trauma from impact with the bucket truck and the ground and was killed.
| Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1559383.015 | 51 | M | Fatality | Aerial Lift Operator |