Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170238422 - Employee's right forearm amputated in chipper

Accident Summary Nr: 170238422 -- Report ID: 1055310 -- Event Date: 01/15/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
115333312	01/16/1997	0783	0	Toms Tree Service Inc

Abstract: Employee #1 was loading branches into a tree chipper. He reached into the chute and when the branches scissored, his hand became caught in the in-running nip points of the feed roller. His right forearm was amputated by the chipper's rotating knives.

Keywords: LOADING, AMPUTATED, SHEAR, WORK RULES, FOREARM, CAUGHT BY, ROLLER--MACH/PART, CHIPPER, NIP POINT

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	115333312			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Occupation not reported

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