Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200202687 - Employee Is Killed in Fall from Elevation

Accident Summary Nr: 200202687 -- Report ID: 0418200 -- Event Date: 01/14/2006
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
309253946	01/15/2006	0783	561730	Julian Tate

Abstract: On January 14, 2006, Employee #1, a contractor, and another worker were performing tree trimming and removal work at a residence. As Employee #1 was, standing in his boom truck, trimming a tree that was approximately 50-feet high, the hydraulic cylinder on the boom broke. The bucket fell to the ground, killing Employee #1.

Keywords: HEAD, HOISTING MECHANISM, HYDRAULIC FLUID, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, TREE TRIMMING, AERIAL LIFT, HYDRAULIC CRANE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	309253946			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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