Incident date: 2022-05-06
NAICS industry code: 115310

An employee was in an aerial lift trimming a tree at the rear of a house. The employee extended the boom, the lift pin snapped, and the boom and basket fell to the ground. The employee sustained a facial fracture and broken right arm and left leg.

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
code_body: title: Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
severity: moderate