Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200211647 - Tree Trimmer Is Killed When Crushed Between Vehicles

Accident Summary Nr: 200211647 -- Report ID: 0626000 -- Event Date: 03/21/2005
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
308530633	03/21/2005	0783	561730	B&R Construction

Abstract: On March 21, 2005, Employee #1 and one or more coworkers were trimming a palm tree. They parked their bucket truck on an incline. They lifted the truck's outriggers when they were done, and the truck rolled back, into a dump truck parked behind the bucket truck. Employee #1 was pinned between the two truck beds and crushed. He was killed. The bucket truck's emergency brake was not operating.

Keywords: BRAKE, OUTRIGGER, PINNED, STRUCK AGAINST, CRUSHED, DUMP TRUCK, STRUCK BY, TREE TRIMMING, AERIAL LIFT, DUMP TRUCK BED

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	308530633			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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