Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 96103.015 - Employee falls from tree and is killed

Accident Summary Nr: 96103.015 -- Report ID: 0626600 -- Event Date: 06/02/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1237728.015	06/05/2017		561730	Mts E-Tex Services, Llc

Abstract: At 1:45 p.m. on June 2, 2017, Employee #1 was in a vehicle mounted aerial lift assisting with cutting down a pine tree when the hydraulic line blew. Employee #1 made a decision to get down by exiting the aerial lift basket and attempting to climb down the tree. Employee #1 got onto the tree and wrapped his lanyard around the tree. As Employee #1 was climbing down, he unhooked his lanyard to get around a knot in the tree and fell approximately 60 feet. The employee was killed as a result of multiple fractures to his head, neck, back and legs.

Keywords: Aerial Lift, Back, Fall, Fall Protection, Head, Lanyard, Leg, Neck, Tree Trimming

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1237728.015	57	M	Fatality		Supervisors, n.e.c.

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