Accident Report Detail
Accident: 200356236 - Employee Is Injured When Struck By Wood Chipper Lid
Accident: 200356236 -- Report ID: 0453710 -- Event Date: 06/14/2007 | |||||||
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
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310929096 | 06/14/2007 | 2426 | Squires Hardwoods, Inc | ||||
Employee # 1 was performing work with a wood chipper. The upper section of a steel wood chipper enclosure was torn off after contacting the rotating chipper blade/fan. The hinged section was projected forward and struck Employee #1, who was standing approximately three feet away from the chipper. The conveyor feeding the chipper had been turned off to permit adjustment of the chip chute and repositioning of a chip trailer at the time of the accident. The nature of the injuries was not specified in the original narrative. | |||||||
Keywords:
chipper, struck by
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Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |
1 | 310929096 | Fatality | Concussion | Sawing machine operators |