Accident Report Detail

Occupational Safety and Health Administration OSHA

Accident: 74746.015 - Employee Is Killed In Fall From A Tree Trimming Bucket Truc

**Accident: 74746.015 -- Report ID: 0627100 -- Event Date: 03/10/2015**
Inspection	Open Date	SIC	Establishment Name
1045485.015	03/11/2015		Capital City Tree Service

At 10:52 a.m. on March 10, 2015, a tree trimming employee was lowering a section of tree trunk to the ground. However, one section of tree trunk apparently stru ck the aerial lift causing the employee to fall approximately 30 feet to the gro und below. The employee sustained a skull/cervical spine fracture and was killed .

Keywords: aerial lift, chain saw, fall, fall protection, falling object, tree trimming

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature	Occupation
1	1045485.015	44	M	Fatality		Timber cutting and logging occupations

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