Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1207111.015 - Seelbach And Company Inc

Inspection Information - Office: Tennessee Osha Gray Office - Safety

Inspection Nr: 1207111.015

Report ID: 0454716

Date Opened: 01/19/2017

Site Address:
Seelbach And Company Inc
140 Wiseman Lane
Johnson City, TN 37601

Mailing Address:
Po Box 987, Lawrenceville, GA 30046

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 561730/Landscaping Services

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 01/19/2017

Emphasis: N:Amputate

Case Closed: 03/08/2017

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1178845	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 92731.015

Event: 01/18/2017

Employee sustains hand amputation and face lacerations when

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

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

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