OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221391451

64171 - PARKER TREES LLC

WALLSEND, KY· 2021-09-15T00:00:00

Event: Bucket, Cutting, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fall Protection, Fracture, Hoisting Mechanism, Lift Bucket, Lost Balance, Material Handling, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Neck, Tree Care, Tree Trimming, Truck, Truck Boom
NAICS: 561730
Inspection type: Federal Agency
Activity number: #345530745
Employer profile: 64171 - PARKER TREES LLC
Summary number: 221391451
Report ID: 0452110

Event description

Employee is killed while trimming trees after fall from buck

Investigation abstract

At 3:35 p.m on September 15, 2021, an employee (Owner) was conducting tree trimming from the bucket of an aerial boom lift. During the process, the boom was moved in a manner that caused the employee to lost his balance and fall out of the bucket approximately 30 feet. The employee was killed after fracturing his neck from impact with the ground.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 64 M

Event type
5

Occupation code
999

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