Incident date: 2020-04-03
NAICS industry code: 333112

An employee was about 10 feet off the ground in a bucket truck's bucket, trimming a pecan tree. The bucket was snagged by a branch and the tension pushed it. The employee fell to the ground and suffered a sprained back and shoulder. He was hospitalized, requiring surgery.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
code_source: title: Boom truck, bucket or basket hoist truck
code_nature: title: Sprains
code_body: title: Shoulder(s) and back
severity: moderate