Incident date: 2016-07-18
NAICS industry code: 221122

Two employees were working in a lift bucket truck cleaning a cross arm when the boom failed and the bucket hit the truck. One employee remained in the bucket and the other was thrown out of the bucket. Both employees were attached to the bucket with harnesses and lanyards. One employee received a broken rib and bruising.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level, unspecified
code_source: title: Boom truck, bucket or basket hoist truck
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
severity: moderate