Incident date: 2015-08-13
NAICS industry code: 238210

On 8/13/2015, at approximately 10:00 a.m., an employee was installing electrical insulation on powerlines when a pin broke as he was coming down inside the bucket of a boom truck. He fell and hit the ground while still inside the bucket, breaking his ribs and injuring his right ankle.

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: Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
severity: moderate