Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 82271.015 - Employee falls 50 feet from an aerial lift bucket and is kil

Accident Summary Nr: 82271.015 -- Report ID: 0524530 -- Event Date: 01/13/2016
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1117994.015	01/15/2016		561730	Vernon Akin Dba Mysons Tree Service

Abstract: At 10:30 a.m. on January 13, 2016, an employee was performing tree trimming operations while in the bucket of an aerial lift mounted GMC 7500 truck. The employee was working in an alley way over an asphalt parking lot, trimming trees near an existing church under construction. The incident occurred when the lift arm pushed down on a limb and then broke through the limb, causing the lift and bucket to jerk. This caused the employee to be ejected from the bucket and fall onto the asphalt 50 feet below. The fall caused fatal internal injuries to the employee.

Keywords: Aerial Lift, Elevated Work Platform, Fall, Tree Trimming

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1117994.015	47	M	Fatality		Laborers, except construction

Thank You for Visiting Our Website

You are exiting the Department of Labor's Web server.

The Department of Labor does not endorse, takes no responsibility for, and exercises no control over the linked organization or its views, or contents, nor does it vouch for the accuracy or accessibility of the information contained on the destination server. The Department of Labor also cannot authorize the use of copyrighted materials contained in linked Web sites. Users must request such authorization from the sponsor of the linked Web site. Thank you for visiting our site. Please click the button below to continue.