Operator Falls from Boom Lift while Tree Trimming

Schoonover, Todd; Clark, Randy

doi:10.26616/NIOSHSFACE21WA5248

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Operator Falls from Boom Lift while Tree Trimming

2021/05/31
By Schoonover, Todd ; Clark, Randy
Series: Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)

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Schoonover, Todd ; Clark, Randy

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Washington (State). Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation (WA FACE) ; Washington (State). Department of Labor and Industries ; Washington (State). Safety and Health Assessment and Research for Prevention

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On April 2, 2020, a 55-year-old operator died after he fell from the basket of a boom lift while trying to pull cut tree branches into the basket. On the day of the incident, the operator was working as part of a three-person crew to remove trees at a residence. It was their first day on the site. Their plan was for the operator and a coworker to first work in the elevated boom lift to limb trees with chainsaws. They decided to bring the cut branches into the basket to prevent them from damaging a garage and shed. They had been working for about an hour. To get the branches into the basket, the operator opened the side access gate of the basket. As he leaned forward through the gate, he fell from the basket to the roof of the shed 12 feet below. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS - Key contributing factors identified in this incident include: 1) Not wearing personal fall protection. 2) Working in boom lift basket with access gate open. 3) Overreaching to cut and pull branches into the basket. 4) Crowding and trip hazards possibly caused by tree branches in the basket. 5) No accident prevention program (APP). 6) No job hazard analysis (JHA). RECOMMENDATIONS - Washington State Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation investigators concluded that to protect employees from similar hazards employers should: 1) Train workers on how to safely operate and work in boom lifts. 2) Ensure that workers always wear personal fall protection when they are exposed to fall hazards while working in boom lifts. 3) Develop an accident prevention program (APP) that describes the hazards associated with tree trimming and tree removal and how to control them. 4) Conduct a job hazard analysis (JHA) before starting a new job to identify the hazards associated with each step and how they will control them.
Subjects:

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Accidents, Occupational Occupational Health Safety
Keywords:

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Accident Analysis Accident Prevention Accidents Equipment Operators Fall Protection Falls Fatalities Hazard Identification Landscape Services Workers NIOSH Region 10 Safety Practices Traumatic Injuries Tree Trimmers
FACE - NIOSH and State:

All (0000) ; Falls (0007) ; Landscaping Services (0028)

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Series:

Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
Subseries:

State
DOI:

https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHSFACE21WA5248
Publisher:

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
Document Type:

Text
Funding:

Cooperative Agreement
Genre:

Field Study
Place as Subject:

Washington
CIO:

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
Topic:

Workplace Safety & Health
Location:

North America
Pages in Document:

1-16
NIOSHTIC Number:

20064197
NTIS Accession Number:

PB2022-100433
Citation:

Morgantown, WV: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, FACE 21WA5248, 2021 May; :1-16
Federal Fiscal Year:

2021
Performing Organization:

Washington State Department of Labor and Industries
Peer Reviewed:

False
NAICS and SIC Codes:

56 - Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services - (NAICS 2022) ; 561730 - Landscaping Services - (NAICS 2022)

56 - Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services - (NAICS 2022) ; 561730 - Landscaping Services - (NAICS 2022) Less -
Start Date:

2005/07/01
Source Full Name:

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
End Date:

2026/06/30
Resource Number:

FACE-21WA5248
Collection(s):

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
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