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Accident Summary Nr: 92731.015 - Employee sustains hand amputation and face lacerations when

Accident Summary Nr: 92731.015 -- Report ID: 0454716 -- Event Date: 01/18/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1207111.015	01/19/2017		561730	Seelbach And Company Inc

Abstract: At 11:00 a.m. on January 18, 2017, Employee #1 and a coworker were cleaning up limbs along a electric utility right of way. The two were using a wood chipper to chip limbs that had been trimmed away from the power lines. Employee #1's left hand made contact with the feed wheels of the chipper, pulling his hand into the machine. The employee amputated his left hand at the wrist and lacerations to his face and ear.

Keywords: Amputation, Chipper, Ear, Face, Hand, Laceration, Struck Against, Tree Limb

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1207111.015	28	M	Hospitalized injury		Chipper Operator

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