Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200082071 - Employee Is Killed in Fall from Aerial Lift

Accident Summary Nr: 200082071 -- Report ID: 0112000 -- Event Date: 11/24/2004
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
308269034	11/24/2004	0783	561730	Ralph'S Tree Service, Llc

Abstract: Employee #1, the owner of a tree trimming business, was in the bucket of an aerial lift. The boom was fully extended with the bucket about 50 feet off the ground. A tree branch fell, hit the boom and broke a hydraulic hose disabling movement of the bucket. Employee #1 climbed out of the bucket and was sliding down the boom, when he lost his grip and fell approximately 45 feet to the ground.

Keywords: HYDRAULIC LIFT, BOOM, PPE, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, TREE TRIMMING, AERIAL LIFT

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	308269034			Fatality	Concussion	Occupation not reported

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