Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 133810.015 - Employee incurs multiple injuries while using brush chipper

Accident Summary Nr: 133810.015 -- Report ID: 0950647 -- Event Date: 09/08/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1502478.015	11/16/2020		561730	Davey Tree Surgery Company

Abstract: At 11:50 a.m. on September 8, 2020, Employee #1 was chipping brush with a coworker. The coworker was grabbing brush and had his back turned away from the chipper, while Employee #1 was feeding the chipper with branches. The coworker heard a scream from Employee #1 and saw that Employee #1's hand and arm were caught in the feed rollers of the chipper. The coworker reversed the feed rollers. Employee #1 had a hand, arm, and shoulder injury from the self-feed rollers and was hospitalized.

Keywords: Arm, Brush Chipper, Caught Between, Caught In, Chipper, Chipping, Hand, Roller--Mach/Part, Shoulder, Tree Branch

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1502478.015	51	M	Hospitalized injury		Laborers, except construction

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