Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1232768.015 - Municipio De Vega Baja

Inspection Information - Office: Pr-E-Arecibo 0257210

Inspection Nr: 1232768.015

Report ID: 0257210

Date Opened: 05/15/2017

Site Address:
Municipio De Vega Baja
Bariada Sandin Calle Venus
Vega Baja, PR 00693

Mailing Address:
Po Box 4555, Vega Baja, PR 00694

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 925120/Administration of Urban Planning and Community and Rural Development

Inspection Type: Fat/Cat

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: LocalGovt

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 06/28/2017

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 01/08/2018

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	1214783

Case Status: CLOSED

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 97555.015

Event: 05/15/2017

Employee falls from truck bucket and is killed

At 11:30 a.m. on May 15, 2017, an employee was cutting a tree from a basket truck. While the employee was cutting a tree, he decided to tie it to the basket of the truck. As the tree fell, its weight pulled the employee from the bucket. The employee fell approximately 40 to 50 feet and was killed.

Keywords: Agriculture, Elevated Work Platform, Fall, Fall Protection, Personnel Cage, Tree Felling, Tree Trimming

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1232768.015	49	M	Fatality		Timber cutting and logging occupations

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