Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200524114 - Employee Killed in Fall From Boom Truck

Accident Summary Nr: 200524114 -- Report ID: 0751910 -- Event Date: 04/10/2001
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
303741771	04/13/2001	0783	0	John Janssen Tree Service

Abstract: At approximately 11:00 a.m., Employee #1 was standing in the bucket of an extensible boom truck cutting limbs from the top of a tree outside of a funeral home. The upper boom cylinder failed and suddenly dropped the boom. Employee #1 fell approximately 40 feet from the bucket and was killed. He was not wearing any personal protective equipment or using fall protection equipment.

Keywords: BOOM TRUCK, TREE LIMB, CYLINDER, PPE, TREE, FALL, FALL PROTECTION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	303741771			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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