Accident Report Detail

Occupational Safety and Health Administration OSHA

Accident: 97555.015 - Employee Falls From Truck Bucket And Is Killed

**Accident: 97555.015 -- Report ID: 0257210 -- Event Date: 05/15/2017**
Inspection	Open Date	SIC	Establishment Name
1232768.015	05/15/2017		Municipio De Vega Baja

At 11:30 a.m. on May 15, 2017, an employee was cutting a tree from a basket truc k. While the employee was cutting a tree, he decided to tie it to the basket of the truck. As the tree fell, its weight pulled the employee from the bucket. The employee fell approximately 40 to 50 feet and was killed.

Keywords: agriculture, elevated work platform, fall, fall protection, personnel cage, tree felling, tree trimming

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature	Occupation
1	1232768.015	49	M	Fatality		Timber cutting and logging occupations

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