Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170606941 - FALL - AERIAL LIFT BOOM FAILURE

Accident Summary Nr: 170606941 -- Report ID: 0950641 -- Event Date: 12/09/1993
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
120049788	12/10/1993	0783	0	Gosnell Tree Care Inc.

Abstract: An employee was in an elevated, truck-mounted aerial lift, trimming a tree. Progressive failure had occurred in a wire rope in the aerial lift boom assembly. The wire rope broke, and the aerial lift bucket fell part way to the ground, ending up on its side. When the employee released himself from his safety equipment, he fell. He sustained a fractured arm, a bleeding head, and internal injuries. He was hospitalized for his injuries.

Keywords: FRACTURE, HEAD, BOOM, BROKEN CABLE, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, ARM, TREE TRIMMING, AERIAL LIFT

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	120049788			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Forestry workers, except logging

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