Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200925261 - Employee Is Killed in Contact with Stump Grinder

Accident Summary Nr: 200925261 -- Report ID: 0355115 -- Event Date: 03/22/2009
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
313073595	03/23/2009	0783	561730	D & M Tree Service

Abstract: On March 22, 2009, Employee #1 finished grinding stumps and moved the stump grinder off of the pile of woodchips, and the machine slid on the chips and caught his leg. His injuries consisted of the loss of his right leg, about 6 inches above the knee, the loss of his left hand above the wrist, and some abdominal injuries. Employee #1 died.

Keywords: ABDOMEN, AMPUTATED, TREE STUMPING, CAUGHT BETWEEN, LACERATION, GRINDING MACHINE, HAND, LEG

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	313073595			Fatality	Amputation	Laborers, except construction

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