Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170710172 - Employee dies after fall from aerial lift bucket

Accident Summary Nr: 170710172 -- Report ID: 0111500 -- Event Date: 05/12/1994
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
123175911	05/18/1994	0783	0	American Tree Service, Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 9:00 p.m. on May 12, 1994, Employee #1 was in a bucket of an aerial lift cutting a header on a pine tree that was approximately 35 to 40 feet high. The header fell and hit the boom behind the bucket, causing the employee to catapult to the ground. Employee #1 was not wearing his safety belt, which was permanently attached to the bucket. He died of massive bodily injuries approximately 5 to 6 hours later.

Keywords: BOOM, SAFETY BELT, TREE SECTION, FALL, AERIAL LIFT

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	123175911			Fatality	Concussion	Occupation not reported

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