Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 148650.015 - Employee is killed when pulled into wood chipper

Accident Summary Nr: 148650.015 -- Report ID: 0317900 -- Event Date: 08/09/2022
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1613548.015	08/09/2022		561730	Adam Atiyeh D/B/A Adam?S Tree And/Or Adam?S Tree Service And/Or Adam?S Tree Removal And Trimming And/Or Adam Construction Excavator, Llc

Abstract: At 1:30 p.m. on August 9, 2022, an employee was manually feeding tree limbs into a Bandit wood chipper when he became entangled in the limbs and attempted to use his foot to kick the branches to free himself. The employee's foot became caught in the chipper feed wheels and rotary blades and his left leg, part of his torso, and other body parts and organs were dismembered causing his death.

Keywords: Brush Chipper, Caught In, Chipper, Dismember, Entangled, Leg, Pulled In, Torso, Tree Limb, Tree Trimming, Wood

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1613548.015	17	M	Fatality		Laborers, except construction

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