Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200460665 - Employee injured in fall when aerial lift bucket cracks open

Accident Summary Nr: 200460665 -- Report ID: 0111400 -- Event Date: 02/24/2000
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
116297862	02/25/2000	0783	0	Hunt & Hulteen Incorporated

Abstract: Employee #1 was using an aerial lift truck to prune a Scotch pine tree when the edge of the fiberglass bucket moved against the wall of a brick building. The lip of the bucket became stuck in a crack in the wall. Employee #1 was trying to move the aerial lift when the fiberglass bucket cracked open and he fell 20 ft to the ground. He sustained back injuries, for which he was hospitalized. Employee #1 was not wearing a safety belt. A lanyard was attached to the aerial lift boom.

Keywords: CLEARANCE, WORK RULES, SAFETY BELT, STRUCK AGAINST, BACK, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, TREE TRIMMING, AERIAL LIFT

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	116297862			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Timber cutting and logging occupations

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