Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170357008 - Employee's arm fractured when caught in chipper chute door

Accident Summary Nr: 170357008 -- Report ID: 0950633 -- Event Date: 09/19/1994
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
119895852	10/12/1994	2451	0	Fleetwood Enterprises, Inc.
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
119895860	10/12/1994	7361	0	Volt Temporary Services

Abstract: At approximately 1:00 p.m. on September 19, 1994, Employee #1 was in the groundskeeping shop changing the bed blade on a trailer-mounted chipper. He had finished scraping the sap from the bed blade and was sliding out of the chute when the unit tipped over toward him. As the chipper hit the concrete floor, the chute door closed on his left arm. He sustained multiple fractures to his arm and was hospitalized.

Keywords: UNSECURED, WORK RULES, OVERTURN, FRACTURE, MAINTENANCE, CHIPPER, STRUCK BY, ARM

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119895852			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Groundskeepers and gardeners, except farm
2	119895860					Occupation Not Listed

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