Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 100763.015 - Employee's leg is amputated in wood chipper

Accident Summary Nr: 100763.015 -- Report ID: 1050210 -- Event Date: 11/09/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1277561.015	11/09/2017		238910	Tall Trees, Inc

Abstract: At 1:45 p.m. on November 9, 2017, an employee was tossing brush from a felled tree into a chipper. A winch line attached to the chipper was played out near where the employee was feeding parts of a felled tree into the chipper. The rope caught and was drawn violently into the machine while wrapped around the employee's leg. The employee's leg was severed above the knee.

Keywords: Amputation, Chipper, Tree Trimming

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury
1	1277561.015	24	M	Hospitalized injury

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