Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202498168 - Employee's Arm Is Amputated by Cable

Accident Summary Nr: 202498168 -- Report ID: 0352450 -- Event Date: 06/06/2008
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
312375371	06/06/2008	6531	812220	Mount Olivet Cemetery, Inc.

Abstract: On June 6, 2008, Employee #1 was feeding limbs into a wood chipper, when he observed that the 0.25-inch cable, which had been used to pull down a storm-damaged tree, was mixed in with the limbs. When he attempted to free the cable from the chipper, it caught and amputated his right forearm below the elbow. Employee #1 was taken to a shock trauma center, where the severed part of his arm was reattached.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, TREE LIMB, WIRE ROPE, FOREARM, LOCKOUT, CHIPPER, ARM

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	312375371			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Miscellaneous hand working occupations

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