Accident Report Detail
Accident Summary Nr: 166921.015 - Employee is killed in fall from bucket truck during tree lim
Inspection Nr | Date Opened | SIC | NAICS | Establishment Name |
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1739348.015 | 04/04/2024 | 561730 | Tip Top Tree Service Va |
Abstract: At 12:21 p.m. on April 4, 2024, Employee #1, employed in tree removal operations, was working to stabilize a cut tree limb to lower it to the ground. While attempting to remove the limb, the rope holding the limb snapped, causing the employee to fall out of the bucket truck. The employee fell to the ground, sustaining fatal blunt force trauma from the impact of the fall. Emergency services were called, but the employee was pronounced dead at the scene.
Employee # | Inspection Nr | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury |
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1 | 1739348.015 | 48 | M | Fatality |