Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 17535.015 - Employee is killed when pinned under a fallen chipper.

Accident Summary Nr: 17535.015 -- Report ID: 0214500 -- Event Date: 05/21/2012
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
439513.015	05/21/2012		561730	Ken'S Tree Care Inc

Abstract: At 3:00 p.m. on May 21, 2012, Employee 1 was replacing the brakes on a 6200 lb Vermeer 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 hydraulic jack and repositioned it at another section of the brush chipper axel in order to remove the other tire. Employee #1 was under the Chipper trying to position 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 pinned him to the ground.

Keywords: Brake, Chest, Chipper, Crushed, Crushing, Jack, Pinned

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	439513.015	48	M	Fatality		Crane and tower operators

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