Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 135281.015 - Employee amputates leg when feeding tree trimmings into chip

Accident Summary Nr: 135281.015 -- Report ID: 0419700 -- Event Date: 02/04/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1514403.015	02/09/2021		561730	Lewis Tree Service, Inc.

Abstract: At 12:00 p.m. on February 4, 2021, an employee was feeding tree trimmings into the chipper, when a 3/8-inch metal wire hidden in the trimmings got pulled into the drum of the chipper. The wire swung with a force that amputated the employee's leg. The employee was hospitalized.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Chipper, Drum, Feeding, Instantaneous amputation, Leg, Metal Wire, Pulled In, Tree, Tree Branch, Tree Limb, Wood Chipper

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury
1	1514403.015	60	M	Hospitalized injury

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