Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201119807 - Employee's Leg Trapped in Wood Recycler

Accident Summary Nr: 201119807 -- Report ID: 0950643 -- Event Date: 03/17/2005
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300829157	04/04/2005	0173	111335	Wilson Ag

Abstract: On March 17, 2005, an employee using a Morbark loader and chipper with a cab inside placed a piece of wood chip in between the locking device and cab by-passing the interlock. The employee managed to get out of the opposite end of entryway and squeeze through a window. The employee climbed down the chipper to free a tree part and started to climb back up into the cab when his foot slipped landing on the compression roller. Employee suffered a serious injury and was hospitalized.

Keywords: COMPRESSOR, WOOD CHIPS, SLIP, INTERLOCK, CHIPPER, TREE, LOADER, FOOT

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	300829157			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Machine operators, not specified

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