Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170737514 - Tree trimmer injured when aerial lift boom falls

Accident Summary Nr: 170737514 -- Report ID: 0950645 -- Event Date: 09/17/1994
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
119906634	10/20/1994	0783	0	Tri-County Tree Service

Abstract: At approximately 10 a.m. on September 17, 1994, Employee #1, of Tree Service, Inc., was inside the bucket of a Teco Saturn 55 aerial lift trimming an approximately 30 ft locust tree. He had been trimming at this location in Somis, CA, for several moments when he heard a noise. Employee #1 said that he does not remember falling and that he woke up at Pleasant Valley Hospital, Thousands Oaks, CA. Apparently, the 24 bolts on the top turntable had sheared off, causing the boom arm and bucket, with Employee #1 inside, to fall to the ground.

Keywords: FRACTURE, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, BOLT, FALL, FALLING OBJECT, SHEARED, TREE TRIMMING, AERIAL LIFT

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119906634			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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