Incident date: 2018-09-18
NAICS industry code: 561730

An employee was in a truck-mounted aerial lift, trimming trees around a power line. The edge of the lift caught on something, then jerked free, throwing the employee out. The employee fell about 30 feet, landing on the ground and suffering a broken back and head trauma.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level 26 to 30 feet
code_source: title: Boom truck, bucket or basket hoist truck
code_nature: title: Fractures (except skull fractures) and concussions
code_body: title: Head and trunk
severity: moderate