Incident date: 2020-12-03
NAICS industry code: 238210

An employee was in a harness within a bucket truck when a cable on the boom snapped, causing the boom to fully retract. The employee then slammed into the bucket, resulting in six broken ribs and a herniated disk.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Fall from collapsing structure or equipment, unspecified
code_source: title: Boom truck, bucket or basket hoist truck
code_nature: title: Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c.
code_body: title: Multiple trunk locations
severity: moderate