Accident Report Detail
Accident: 202314316 - Employee Killed When Operating Chipper Machine
Accident: 202314316 -- Report ID: 0950612 -- Event Date: 11/07/2004 | |||||||
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
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119646834 | 11/07/2004 | 0783 | Arbor Science, Inc. | ||||
On November 7, 2004, Employee #1, working for Arbor Science Inc. in San Jose, CA, was hand feeding brush and tree branches into the hopper of a Bandit, model no. 254 XP, mechanical self feed wood chipper. Employee #1 was found on the feed table, feet first, in the chipper. The chipper was equipped with a stop and reverse device located across the top along each side of the in-feed hopper. There were no witnesses to the accident. | |||||||
Keywords:
brush chipper, tree limb, chipper, laceration
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Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |
1 | 119646834 | Fatality | Amputation | Timber cutting and logging occupations |