Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201175387 - Employee found passed out in aerial lift truck

Accident Summary Nr: 201175387 -- Report ID: 0950621 -- Event Date: 01/22/2004
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125717132	02/18/2004	0783	561730	Davey Tree Surgery

Abstract: On January 22, 2004, Employee #1, a tree trimmer with Davey Tree Surgery, a tree trimming service, was observed by the foreman from the ground slumped over in the aerial device bucket. The foreman lowered Employee #1 to the ground, using the ground controls for the aerial device. Employee #1 was unconscious in the bucket of the aerial device. It is unknown why or how Employee #1 became unconscious. No signs of electrical contact were found on the aerial device or any of the tools used by Employee #1. The foreman did not notice any indication of contact. The electric company does not indicate any disruption of their power lines. Employee #1 was hospitalized and treated as though he may have been shocked with electricity.

Keywords: UNCONSCIOUSNESS, TREE TRIMMING, AERIAL LIFT

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	125717132			Hospitalized injury	Other	Groundskeepers and gardeners, except farm

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