Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202345328 - Employee pulled into chipper and killed

Accident Summary Nr: 202345328 -- Report ID: 0420600 -- Event Date: 07/06/2005
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
309088490	07/07/2005	1629	238910	James Hardman Construction

Abstract: On July 6, 2005, Employee #1, a laborer, was feeding landscape clearing materials into a large chipper. The chipper, a Brush Bandit (model number 1890), was manufactured by Bandit Industries and diesel powered; capable of chipping trees 18-in. in diameter. The employee had been seen on several occasions standing on the feed tray pushing brush into the chipper with his feet. On this particular day he was pulled into the chipper and discharged. Employee #1 was killed.

Keywords: BRUSH CHIPPER, WORK RULES, CAUGHT BY, CHIPPER

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		Other		Under $50,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	309088490			Fatality	Other	Construction laborers	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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