Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 117334.015 - Employee amputates left arm after being pulled into chipper

Accident Summary Nr: 117334.015 -- Report ID: 0352430 -- Event Date: 06/20/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1409763.015	06/20/2019		561730	Nationwide Tree Service, Llc

Abstract: At 11:15 a.m. on June 20, 2019, an employee was feeding a large branch into a wood chipper when he caught his leg in a ground rope which was caught by the chipper. The employee was pulled into the chipper resulting in his left arm being amputated and requiring hospitalization.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Arm, Brush Chipper, Caught In, Chipper, Entangled, Leg, Machine operator, Rope, Tree, Tree Limb, Tree Trimming

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1409763.015	20	M	Hospitalized injury		Chipper Operator

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