Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170699417 - Employee injured in fall from bucket truck

Accident Summary Nr: 170699417 -- Report ID: 0950633 -- Event Date: 08/09/1993
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
119972230	12/08/1993	0711	0	Green Thumb Gardening

Abstract: Employee #1 was trimming trees in the median of a divided street. He was working in a bucket truck at the 14 foot level. While he was attempting to lower himself in the bucket, the leveling cable broke, dumping the employee to the asphalt. He struck his head on a concrete curb in the center divider of the street. Employee #1 was hospitalized with severe head and back injuries.

Keywords: HEAD, STRUCK AGAINST, BROKEN CABLE, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, BACK, FALL, CONCRETE, TREE TRIMMING, AERIAL LIFT

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119972230			Non Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Occupation not reported

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