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Accident Summary Nr: 169555.015 - Employee is killed when falls from aerial lift truck after b

Accident Summary Nr: 169555.015 -- Report ID: 0950633 -- Event Date: 08/23/2024
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1771045.015	08/24/2024		561730	Ng Valley Tree Service

Abstract: At 7:54 a.m. on August 23, 2024, Employee #1, a co-owner of a tree trimming business, was working from an aerial lift truck. While trimming a tree, a branch fell onto the boom of the lift truck, causing the bucket to bounce. Employee #1 fell from the bucket to the ground. The impact resulted in blunt trauma arrest, leading to fatal injuries.

Keywords: Aerial Lift, Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Branch, Fall, Fall Protection, Ground, Struck Against, Struck By, Tree Branch, Tree Trimming, Truck

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1771045.015	53	M	Fatality		Groundskeepers and gardeners, except farm

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