Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 163384.015 - Employee is killed when caught in stump grinder

Accident Summary Nr: 163384.015 -- Report ID: 0522300 -- Event Date: 01/22/2024
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1722636.015	01/23/2024		238910	Dash Tree Services, Inc.

Abstract: At 4:30 p.m. on January 22, 2024, Employee #1, a 37-year-old male landscaper, was operating a track mounted, remote controlled stump grinder. Employee #1 was in the process of moving the grinder from one location to the next, with the grinder still fully engaged. At one point, Employee #1 fell in front of the stump grinder's wheel and sustained fatal injuries from the cutter wheel to the head and face.

Keywords: Blunt force trauma, Caught In, Face, Fall, Fall On Same Level, Grinder, Head, Laceration, Landscaper, Wheel

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury
1	1722636.015	37	M	Fatality

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