Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 98361.015 - Employee loading chipper is killed when rope wraps around ne

Accident Summary Nr: 98361.015 -- Report ID: 0950615 -- Event Date: 08/15/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1255309.015	08/15/2017		561730	Gorilla Tree Service

Abstract: At 12:15 p.m. on August 15, 2017, an employee was feeding branches into a brush chipper. A working rope whipped around as it was being feed with branch into the chipper, and wrapped around the employee's neck. The employee was fatally injured with a broken neck.

Keywords: Caught In, Chipper, Neck, Rope

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1255309.015	24	M	Fatality		Laborers, except construction

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