Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170361315 - Employee injured when boom truck tips over

Accident Summary Nr: 170361315 -- Report ID: 0950623 -- Event Date: 02/03/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
120172705	02/11/1997	0783	0	Provco Environmental Professional Associates

Abstract: On February 3, 1997, Employee #1, a tree trimmer, was using an aerial lift to trim one last tree at the end of the day. He had raised the lift to its maximum height when the boom truck tipped over. Employee #1 was injured when he jumped from the boom bucket. He had neglected to set the outriggers before operating the lift.

Keywords: BOOM TRUCK, OUTRIGGER, WORK RULES, FALL, TREE TRIMMING, AERIAL LIFT, OVERTURN, UNSTABLE POSITION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	120172705			Non Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Hoist and winch operators

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