Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200630184 - Employee killed in fall when aerial lift fails

Accident Summary Nr: 200630184 -- Report ID: 0316400 -- Event Date: 07/09/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
116526161	07/10/1998	0783	0	Asplundh Tree Expert Company

Abstract: On July 9, 1998, Employee #1 was operating an Asplundh aerial lift, model LR-50, with an articulating boom. He finished trimming a tree and was still in the basket when he positioned the boom, almost fully extended, over the truck. Employee #1 and had just started coming down when the two wire rope support cables failed. The boom fell, slamming into the cage above the cab. Employee #1 was crushed and killed.

Keywords: BOOM TRUCK, HOISTING MECHANISM, BROKEN CABLE, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, HOIST, CRUSHED, SUPPORT CABLE, BOOM SUPPORT CABLE, AERIAL LIFT

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	116526161			Fatality	Other	Crane and tower operators

Thank You for Visiting Our Website

You are exiting the Department of Labor's Web server.

The Department of Labor does not endorse, takes no responsibility for, and exercises no control over the linked organization or its views, or contents, nor does it vouch for the accuracy or accessibility of the information contained on the destination server. The Department of Labor also cannot authorize the use of copyrighted materials contained in linked Web sites. Users must request such authorization from the sponsor of the linked Web site. Thank you for visiting our site. Please click the button below to continue.