Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200923381 - Employee Is Killed in Fall from Bucket Truck

Accident Summary Nr: 200923381 -- Report ID: 0355114 -- Event Date: 08/02/2006
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
310303151	08/02/2006	0783	561730	Quality Tree Care, Inc.

Abstract: On August 2, 2006, Employee #1 was working from an aerial lift, assisting with the removal of a tree branch that had been cut. He disconnected the 3-ft lanyard from his positioning belt. With one end attached to the lift bucket, he attached the other end of the lanyard to the rope that was holding the tree branch in place. Employee #1 then operated the lift bucket controls to pull the tree branch away from the frame of the truck. The side pulling motion and the weight of the branch separated the fiberglass bucket from the boom. The bucket tipped over, and he fell approximately 40 ft to the roof of the truck. Employee #1 was killed.

Keywords: TREE PRUNER, TREE LIMB, WORK RULES, LANYARD, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, AERIAL LIFT

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	310303151			Fatality	Fracture	Laborers, except construction

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