Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 63029.015 - Employee struck by cover of a wood chipper and is killed

Accident Summary Nr: 63029.015 -- Report ID: 0521400 -- Event Date: 06/10/2014
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
980386.015	06/10/2014		237310	D. Construction, Inc.

Abstract: At 11:00 a.m. on June 10, 2014, a 50-year old male employee was feeding brush into a wood chipper. Two other coworkers were also on site processing debris; however, they were not witnesses to the fatal incident. An operating engineer who had been assisting the foreman was returning to his excavator when he found the employee on the ground unresponsive. The employee was transported to the hospital where he was pronounced dead. The Coroner determined the cause of death to be blunt force trauma to the head, neck, and chest. The employee had been struck by the cutter wheel hood of the brush chipper.

Keywords: Chipper, Struck By

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		New project or new addition		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000	0	0	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	980386.015	50	M	Fatality		Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Site clearing and grubbing Fatality Cause:

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