Inspection Detail

Inspection: 125849190 - Tree Care, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Sacramento District Office

Inspection Nr: 125849190

Report ID: 0950621

Date Opened: 05/07/1997

Site Address:
Tree Care, Inc.
3870 Rosin Ct.
Sacramento, CA 95834

Mailing Address:
11530 Elks Circle, Rancho Cordova, CA 95742

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:0783

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 05/13/1997

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 11/18/1997

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	361509755

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201170495

Event: 05/03/1997

EMPLOYEE INJURED WHEN AERIAL LIFT FAILED MECHANICALLY

At approximately 9:00 a.m. on May 3, 1997, Employee #1 of Tree Care Incorporated was operating an aerial lift. The bucket was elevated to approximately 50 feet when the linkage of the articulating boom failed and let the last section of the boom and the bucket free fall onto the back bed of the truck. Employee #1 was driven down onto the controls and the lip of the bucket with his chest and upper body. Employee #1 sustained a collapsed lung, internal bleeding, broken ribs, a broken ankle, and broken bones in his hands.

Keywords: CHEST, FRACTURE, LUNG, BOOM, TRUCK, RIB, BUCKET ELEVATOR, HAND, AERIAL LIFT, ANKLE

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	125849190			Hospitalized injury	Other	Occupation not reported

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