Accident Report Detail
Accident: 201085099 - Employee Is Injured When Lift Fails
Accident: 201085099 -- Report ID: 0950625 -- Event Date: 01/30/2004 | |||||||
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
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120321492 | 03/19/2004 | 0721 | Eureka Cattle Co | ||||
On January 30, 2004, Employee #1, a ranch manager with Eureka Cattle Co., was trimming walnut trees at an orchard. He was in the basket of a man lift when the hydraulic boom failed, causing the basket to fall. When the basket hit the ground, Employee #1 struck the rail of the basket. He was hospitalized for fractured ribs and a fractured ankle. | |||||||
Keywords:
fracture, hydraulic lift, boom, agriculture, equipment failure, rib, elevated work plat, tree trimming, aerial lift, ankle
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Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |
1 | 120321492 | Hospitalized injury | Fracture | Supervisors, related agricultural occupations |