Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 767657 - Employee killed in fall from elevated aerial lift bucket

Accident Summary Nr: 767657 -- Report ID: 0626300 -- Event Date: 04/05/1991
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
103559647	04/09/1991	0783	0	Mccoy Tree Surgery, Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 was trimming trees from an aerial lift 25 to 30 ft above the ground when the bolts connecting the boom to the turntable/turret sheared, causing the boom and basket to fall. Employee #1 was killed.

Keywords: EQUIPMENT FAILURE, BOLT, FALL, SHEARED, TREE TRIMMING, AERIAL LIFT

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	103559647			Fatality	Other	Groundskeepers and gardeners, except farm

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