Incident date: 2022-08-10
NAICS industry code: 237130

An employee was in the basket of an aerial lift while setting up the lift when the outrigger pads supporting two of the booms pinched a cylinder, causing a boom to fail. The employee fell to the ground, resulting in a broken ankle and two broken feet.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Fall to lower level, unspecified
code_source: title: Aerial lifts, scissor lifts-except truck-mounted
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Foot (feet) and ankle(s)
severity: moderate