Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 160610.015 - Employee is killed in fall from elevation

Accident Summary Nr: 160610.015 -- Report ID: 0453710 -- Event Date: 10/03/2023
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1701117.015	10/04/2023	0783	561730	155294 - Asplundh Tree Expert, Llc

Abstract: At 12:00 a.m. on October 3, 2023, an employee of Asplundh Tree Expert, LLC was performing vegetation management along the powerlines of a public roadway, while in the bucket of an Altec aerial lift. The knuckle boom came into contact with a tree limb and got stuck. The employee tried to dislodge the knuckle boom from the tree limb by rotating, but the tree limb snapped causing the bucket to buck. The employee fell out of the bucket and landed on the ground below (approximately 48 feet). The employee was killed.

Keywords: Aerial Lift, Boom, Bucket , Bucking, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Road, Stuck, Tree Limb, Tree Trimming

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1701117.015	40	M	Fatality		Occupation not reported

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