Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 128536.015 - Employee is killed while feeding brush into brush chipper

Accident Summary Nr: 128536.015 -- Report ID: 0355114 -- Event Date: 07/30/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1485976.015	07/30/2020		561730	Lpz Landscape & Tree Solutions Llc

Abstract: At 9:30 a.m. on July 30, 2020, an employee was feeding brush into a brush chipper. The employee was feeding limbs into a brush chipper and there was a section of rope that was entangled within the limbs when the employee fed the tree limbs into the chipper. The employee was pulled into or was struck against the chipper and received multiple injuries, including brain injury, skull fracture, a punctured lung, and multiple abrasions. The employee died from the injuries sustained during the incident.

Keywords: Abrasion, Brush Chipper, Caught By, Caught In, Fracture, Landscaper, Lung, Skull, Struck Against, Tree Limb

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1485976.015	39	M	Fatality		Laborers, except construction

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