Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200151421 - Employee Dies after Fall When Bucket Truck Fails

Accident Summary Nr: 200151421 -- Report ID: 0214700 -- Event Date: 07/22/2009
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
311138218	07/22/2009	0783	561730	Howie'S Timbercare Tree Service Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 9:30 a.m. on July 22, 2009, Employee #1 was trimming a tree. Employee #1 was working from the elevated bucket of an aerial lift, Asplundh Line Lift, Model Number LR50, Serial Number 795426. He was approximately 40 ft high when a failure caused the boom and bucket to fall to the ground with Employee #1 still in the bucket. Employee #1 suffered a severe head injury. He was treated at South Nassau Communities Hospital where he was pronounced dead at approximately 10:21 a.m.

Keywords: BOOM TRUCK, HEAD, TREE, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, TREE TRIMMING, AERIAL LIFT

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	311138218			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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