Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 63892.015 - Employee is caught in wood chipper machine and is killed

Accident Summary Nr: 63892.015 -- Report ID: 0418800 -- Event Date: 06/23/2014
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
982843.015	06/23/2014		561730	Tree Techs, Inc.

Abstract: At 4:00 p.m. on June 23, 2014, Employee #1 was inserting tree cuttings into a wood chipper. The employee was pulled into the wood chipper, with the in-feed rollers crushing him and the chipper blades dismembering and killing the employee.

Keywords: Amputation, Blade, Caught In, Chipper, Machine Guarding, Roller--Mach/Part, Tree Section, Tree Trimming, Wood Chips

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury
1	982843.015	42	M	Fatality

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