Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 102755.015 - Employee suffers fractured hips when caught in tree gripper

Accident Summary Nr: 102755.015 -- Report ID: 0111100 -- Event Date: 01/09/2018
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1292435.015	01/18/2018		113310	Gerald Pelletier, Inc.

Abstract: At 11:00 a.m. on January 9, 2018, Employee #1 and a coworker were trying to remove a set of guide rollers from the boom of a delimbing machine. The coworker got into the cab to joggle the boom to free up the roller assembly. The coworker inadvertently hit the button to close the hydraulic tree grippers, and Employee #1 became caught in the grippers. The employee sustained two broken hips and had to be hospitalized.

Keywords: Boom, Caught In, Fracture, Hip, Roller--Mach/Part, Struck Against, Tree Trimming

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury
1	1292435.015	60	M	Hospitalized injury

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