Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200741023 - Employee killed when thrown from aerial lift

Accident Summary Nr: 200741023 -- Report ID: 0213100 -- Event Date: 12/29/2001
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
304463490	12/31/2001	0783	0	Rosamilia Landscaping & Tree Service

Abstract: Employee #1, working for Rosamilia's Landscaping and Tree Service, was trimming tree limbs from an Asplundh aerial lift truck when he was thrown out of the lift and killed. Two upper boom cables were broken, causing the upper arm of the aerial lift to collapse. The employer did not have a preventive maintenance program and did not replace the upper boom cables as required by the manufacturer's bulletin Number 123.

Keywords: EJECTED, FRACTURE, INADEQUATE MAINT, TREE, BOOM SUPPORT CABLE, TREE TRIMMING, AERIAL LIFT

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	304463490			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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