Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201124534 - Employee Was Injured After Being Pinned Against Truck Boom

Accident Summary Nr: 201124534 -- Report ID: 0950613 -- Event Date: 06/04/2003
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300839693	06/26/2003	0783	561730	Asplundh

Abstract: At approximately 10:15 a.m. on June 4, 2003, Employee #1 was working with a coworker trimming a tree on the street, using a truck-mounted articulating boom. The employees had finished their work when Employee #1 noticed a tree branch lying across the edge of the dump body of their truck. As he tried to retrieve the branch, the dump body suddenly moved and crushed Employee #1 against the boom of the truck. The boom had been inadvertently moved by the coworker. Employee #1 was hospitalized.

Keywords: boom, crushed, truck boom, tree trimming, dump truck bed

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	300839693			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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