OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221731961

BLUE CRUE TREE TRIMMING LLC

POTTSVILLE, PA— 2025-01-04T00:00:00

Event: Aerial Lift, Aerial Lift Controls, Aerial Truck, Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Climbing, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fall Protection
NAICS: 561730
Inspection type: Federal Agency
Activity number: #347962656
Employer profile: BLUE CRUE TREE TRIMMING LLC
Summary number: 221731961
Report ID: 0317700

Event description

Employee falls from aerial lift while attempting self-extric

Investigation abstract

At 12:08 p.m. on January 4, 2025, an employee was working alone on an aerial lift trimming tree branches. The employee attempted to self-extricate from the lift by using a climbing rope attached to his fall protection harness. The employee fell and sustained fatal injuries.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 54 M

Event type
14

Occupation code
0

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