Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 68280.015 - Employee falls from boom bucket and is killed

Accident Summary Nr: 68280.015 -- Report ID: 0626600 -- Event Date: 09/26/2014
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
997336.015	09/29/2014		561730	Sorrells Tree & Lawn Service

Abstract: At 12:30 p.m. on September 26, 2014, Employee #1 was trimming a palm tree from a vehicle mounted articulating boom. The section of boom leading to the bucket broke, causing Employee #1 to fall approximately 30 feet. The employee remained in the bucket as the boom broke and fell to the ground. He was killed from multiple bodily contusions

Keywords: Boom, Boom Truck, Fall, Fall Protection, Tree Trimming

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury
1	997336.015	22	M	Fatality

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