Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201272556 - Employee Is Killed While Tree Trimming

Accident Summary Nr: 201272556 -- Report ID: 0418300 -- Event Date: 04/16/2007
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
311011712	04/16/2007	0783	561730	Colburn'S Tree Service Inc.

Abstract: On April 16, 2007, Employee #1 was trimming limbs from a pine tree with a pole saw. He was working from an articulating aerial boom truck bucket, approximately 50 to 60 ft high. The employee dropped the pole saw. While attempting to retrieve the saw, he was caught between the work bucket and the jib extension, causing positional asphyxiation. Employee #1 was killed. The employee was not using any type of fall protection equipment, nor a hard hat.

Keywords: ASPHYXIATED, PPE, CAUGHT BETWEEN, TREE, FALL PROTECTION, TREE TRIMMING, AERIAL LIFT

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	311011712			Fatality	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported

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