Incident date: 2018-05-25
NAICS industry code: 517212

An employee was working on a utility pole from an aerial lift bucket. He fell from the bucket to the concrete sidewalk below, suffering a laceration to his head, a fractured shoulder, and broken ribs. Fall protection equipment was not worn at the time of the incident. In addition, the safety chains on the door to the aerial lift bucket were not engaged.

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