Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 133234.015 - Employee is killed when caught in brush shredder

Accident Summary Nr: 133234.015 -- Report ID: 0950625 -- Event Date: 02/06/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1514492.015	02/08/2021		115115	Yosemite Falls Labor Inc.

Abstract: At 11:00 a.m. on February 6, 2021, an employee was attempting to unjam a running brush shredder when he became caught in the feeder section of the shredder. The employee was crushed from the hip down and was killed.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Caught Between, Caught By, Caught In, Crushed, Energized, Equipment Operator, Farm Machinery, Hip, Jammed, Leg, Lockout, Lockout/Tagout, Machine operator, Tagout, Temporary Employment Agency, Temporary Worker, Training

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1514492.015	23	M	Fatality		Laborers, except construction

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