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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221389976

PERKINS TREE & LANDSCAPE SERVICES, INC.

Event
Blunt force trauma, Bucket, Bucket Elevator, Fall, Fracture, Tree Care
NAICS
561730
Inspection type
Federal Agency
Activity number
#345523302
Employer profile
PERKINS TREE & LANDSCAPE SERVICES, INC.
Summary number
221389976
Report ID
0418800

Event description

Employee is killed when bucket truck arm falls

Investigation abstract

At 9:00 a.m. on September 7, 2021, an employee was palm trimming in a bucket truck, when the bucket truck arm fell to the ground. The employee was killed due to blunt force trauma and fractures.

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 54 M

    Event type
    5

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