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Occupational Safety and Health Administration OSHA

Accident: 137964.015 - Employee Is Killed After Upper Body Is Struck By Metal Guard

**Accident: 137964.015 -- Report ID: 0214500 -- Event Date: 08/10/2021**
Inspection	Open Date	SIC	Establishment Name
1546672.015	08/10/2021		Pol Landscape Contractors Llc

At 11:00 a.m. on August 10, 2021, an employee was placing dead bushes into a woo d chipper when he was struck in the head and chest by the unsecured metal protec tive cover (guard) for the wood chipper housing. THe employee was killed due to blunt force trauma to the head and chest.

Keywords: blunt force, blunt force trauma, brush chipper, chest, chipper, flying object, guard, head, landscaper, landscaping, loading, machine guarding, machine operator, metal, safety device, struck by, unsecured

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature	Occupation
1	1546672.015	29	M	Fatality		Laborers, except construction

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