Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201085099 - Employee Is Injured When Lift Fails

Accident Summary Nr: 201085099 -- Report ID: 0950625 -- Event Date: 01/30/2004
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
120321492	03/19/2004	0721	115112	Eureka Cattle Co

Abstract: On January 30, 2004, Employee #1, a ranch manager with Eureka Cattle Co., was trimming walnut trees at an orchard. He was in the basket of a man lift when the hydraulic boom failed, causing the basket to fall. When the basket hit the ground, Employee #1 struck the rail of the basket. He was hospitalized for fractured ribs and a fractured ankle.

Keywords: FRACTURE, HYDRAULIC LIFT, BOOM, AGRICULTURE, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, RIB, ELEVATED WORK PLAT, TREE TRIMMING, AERIAL LIFT, ANKLE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	120321492			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Supervisors, related agricultural occupations

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