Incident date: 2021-10-21
NAICS industry code: 238210

An employee was coming down in his basket after working on a light pole when a tree branch hit his up controller causing the bucket to jolt and throw him out of the bucket and onto the ground. The employee sustained broken ribs and a punctured lung as well as a fractured foot and leg.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level, unspecified
code_source: title: Boom truck, bucket or basket hoist truck
code_nature: title: Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk
code_body: title: Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
severity: moderate