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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221365067

RATLIFF TREE SERVICE, LLC

Event
Bucket, Fall, Tree, Tree Limb
NAICS
561730
Inspection type
Federal Agency
Activity number
#345378558
Employer profile
RATLIFF TREE SERVICE, LLC
Summary number
221365067
Report ID
0419400

Event description

Employee is killed in fall from bucket truck while doing tre

Investigation abstract

At approximately 2:00 p.m. on May 24, 2021, an employee was cutting tree branches from an elevated bucket truck. The employee fell 58 feet from a bucket truck, and the employee was killed as a result of the fall.

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 58 M

    Event type
    5

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