Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200900587 - Employee killed when crushed by chipper machine

Accident Summary Nr: 200900587 -- Report ID: 0418400 -- Event Date: 07/15/1999
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
109144303	07/15/1999	1799	0	Wayne Larrison Dba Wayne Diesel & Welding

Abstract: Employee #1 was standing on the drum of a mobile chipper or mulching machine, welding on a tub grinder, when a coworker started the chipper. He became caught in the machine and died of crushing injuries.

Keywords: ROTATING PARTS, ROTATING KNIFE, WORK RULES, CAUGHT BY, CONSTRUCTION, LOCKOUT, CHIPPER, CRUSHED

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Highway, road, street		Maintenance or repair		Under $50,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	109144303			Fatality	Other	Welders and cutters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Site clearing and grubbing Fatality Cause: Caught in stationary equipment

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