Accident Report Detail
Accident: 17535.015 - Employee Is Killed When Pinned Under A Fallen Chipper.
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name |
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439513.015 | 05/21/2012 | Ken'S Tree Care Inc |
At 3:00 p.m. on May 21, 2012, Employee 1 was replacing the brakes on a 6200 lb V ermeer Brush Chipper. Employee #1 jacked up the Brush chipper and placed a jack under the chipper to remove the right tire. Employee #1 then lowered the hydrau lic jack and repositioned it at another section of the brush chipper axel in ord er to remove the other tire. Employee #1 was under the Chipper trying to positi on the hydraulic jack on the axel from the back of the unit when it slipped off and snapped the jack stand. Employee #1 was killed when the Chipper fell and pin ned him to the ground.
Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation |
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1 | 439513.015 | 48 | M | Fatality | Crane and tower operators |