Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 134297.015 - Employee is killed after contact with rotating chipper disk

Accident Summary Nr: 134297.015 -- Report ID: 0355125 -- Event Date: 12/21/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1511969.015	12/21/2020		111998	Adh Investments, L.L.C.

Abstract: At approximately 5:11 p.m. on December 21, 2020, an employee was cutting down a tree with an employer. The employee burned the brush and operated a woods wood chipper. The employee became entangled in the chipper disk of the woods wood whipper. The employee fell into the rotating disk and NOT pulled into the chipper through the feeder. The employee was partially dismembered with substantial injuries occurring to his head (skull and scalp), left arm, and leg, ultimately leading to his death.

Keywords: Chipper, Entangled, Fall, Head, Rotating Parts, Scalp, Skull, Tree

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1511969.015	43	M	Fatality		Groundskeepers and gardeners, except farm

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