OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221695554

NG VALLEY TREE SERVICE

BERMUDA DUNES, CA— 2024-08-23T00:00:00

Event: Aerial Lift, Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Branch, Fall, Fall Protection, Ground, Struck Against, Struck By, Tree Branch, Tree Trimming, Truck
NAICS: 561730
Inspection type: Federal Agency
Activity number: #347710451
Employer profile: NG VALLEY TREE SERVICE
Summary number: 221695554
Report ID: 0950633

Event description

Employee is killed when falls from aerial lift truck after b

Investigation abstract

At 7:54 a.m. on August 23, 2024, Employee #1, a co-owner of a tree trimming business, was working from an aerial lift truck. While trimming a tree, a branch fell onto the boom of the lift truck, causing the bucket to bounce. Employee #1 fell from the bucket to the ground. The impact resulted in blunt trauma arrest, leading to fatal injuries.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 53 M

Event type
5

Occupation code
486

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