Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1660916.015 - Aults Tree Service

Inspection Information - Office: Indiana Department Of Labor

Inspection Nr: 1660916.015

Report ID: 0551800

Date Opened: 03/30/2023

Site Address:
Aults Tree Service
5771 Kensington Circle
Plainfield, IN 46168

Mailing Address:
5833 E North Countyline Road, Camby, IN 46113

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 561730/Landscaping Services

Inspection Type: Fat/Cat

Scope: No Insp/Other

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference:

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 10/23/2023

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	2015141

Case Status: CLOSED

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 155183.015

Event: 03/29/2023

Employee is killed after falling head first into stump grind

At 3:00 p.m. on March 29, 2023, an employee working as a laborer for a tree service as attempting to remove a root from the ground during a stump removal project. The root was suddenly freed and the momentum as the employee pulled caused him to thrust him backward. The employee fell into the stump grinder wheel. The employee severely injured his head and died.

Keywords: Catch Point, Concussion, Fall, Fall On Same Level, Grinder, Head, Insufficient Supervision, Laborer, Laceration, Lost Balance, Lost Control, Machine Guarding, Machine operator, Pulling, Removal, Struck Against, Stumper, Supervision, Tree, Tree Section, Tree Stumping, Unguarded

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1660916.015	17	M	Fatality		Laborers, except construction

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