OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221586779

HOLCOMB TREE INC.

PLAINVILLE, CT— 2023-08-02T00:00:00

Event: Boom, Bucket Truck, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Internal Injuries, Sheared, Tree Trimming
NAICS: 561730
Inspection type: Federal Agency
Activity number: #346881188
Employer profile: HOLCOMB TREE INC.
Summary number: 221586779
Report ID: 0112000

Event description

Employee is killed when boom of bucket truck shears into two

Investigation abstract

At 9:11 a.m. on August 2, 2023, an employee was in the process of trimming a tree at a height of approximately 20 feet above the ground. The boom of the bucket truck sheared in two pieces. The employee suffered internal injuries and was killed.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 59 M

Event type
14

Occupation code
495

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