OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14529697

HEAD,BOOM,STRUCK AGAINST,EQUIPMENT FAILURE,BACK,FALL,AERIAL LIFT

1989-06-14T00:00:00

Event: HEAD,BOOM,STRUCK AGAINST,EQUIPMENT FAILURE,BACK,FALL,AERIAL LIFT
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14529697
Report ID: 111700

Event description

Employee injured in fall from bucket truck when boom breaks

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 was trimming trees from a bucket truck when the boom broke on an ele vating-rotating lifting device. He fell approximately 15 feet, striking his head on the back of the machine. The employee was hospitalized with head and back in juries.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 25 M

Nature of injury
3

Part of body
3

Event type
5

Source
24

Occupation code
999

Human factor
14

Environmental factor
18

Task assigned
1

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