Incident date: 2016-02-10
NAICS industry code: 237130

An employee was in the bucket of an aerial lift while it was being repaired. A stabilizing cable broke, the bucket tipped, and the employee fell to the ground. The bucket had been lowered down onto the truck during the repairs. The employee sustained a punctured lung, cracked ribs, and a broken collarbone.

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