Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1468301.015 - Robinson Tree Service, Llc

Inspection Information - Office: Springfield Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1468301.015

Report ID: 0112600

Date Opened: 03/09/2020

Site Address:
Robinson Tree Service, Llc
Five Bridge Rd
Brimfield, MA 01010

Mailing Address:
15 Shepard Road, Sturbridge, MA 01566

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 561730/Landscaping Services

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 04/23/2020

Emphasis: N:Amputate

Case Closed: 05/06/2020

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1549108	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 124643.015

Event: 03/02/2020

Employee pinches three fingers in rope, later requires amput

At 8:30 a.m. on March 2, 2020, an employee working for a tree care service was hooking a nylon winch rope up to a tree stump to be pulled into a chipper. The rope tightened around his fingers. The employee was hospitalized and required surgical amputation of his index, middle and ring fingers.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Caught Between, Cutting, Finger, Hand, Hoist, Hoisting Mechanism, Instantaneous amputation, Machine operator, Material Handling, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Pinch Point, Pinched, Rope, Surgical Amputation, Tree, Tree Care, Tree Felling, Tree Stumping, Winch

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1468301.015	39	M	Hospitalized injury		Timber cutting and logging occupations

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