Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 92754.015 - Employee injures finger while cleaning a wood chipper

Accident Summary Nr: 92754.015 -- Report ID: 0950411 -- Event Date: 01/17/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1207337.015	01/24/2017		926120	Arizona Department Of Transportation

Abstract: At 8:30 a.m. on January 17, 2017, Employee #1 was using a tree branch to remove debris from the drum and knife area of a wood chipper. The drum grabbed the tree branch and pulled it into the chipper. The employee hit his hand on the opened lid, causing lacerations and broken bones to his right hand pinky finger and was hospitalized.

Keywords: Chipper, Finger, Fracture, Hand, Laceration, Struck Against, Tree, Tree Limb

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1207337.015	43	M	Hospitalized injury		Highway Maintenance Worker

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