Accident Report Detail
Accident: 202507786 - Employee Amputates Fingers Using Wood Chipper
Accident: 202507786 -- Report ID: 0950622 -- Event Date: 07/27/2010 | |||||||
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
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314324211 | 07/28/2010 | 1522 | Contemporary Housing Solutions, Llc | ||||
At approximately 4:16 p.m. on July 27, 2010, Employee #1, an employee of Contemporary Housing Solutions, LLC, was feeding tree branches into a wood chipper, and the glove on his left hand got caught on a branch. His left hand was pulled into the chipper and all five fingers were amputated. Employee #1 was transported to John Muir Medical Center and was hospitalized. | |||||||
Keywords:
amputated, tree limb, finger, glove, caught by, construction, chipper, blade, hand
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End Use | Proj Type | Proj Cost | Stories | NonBldgHt | Fatality | ||
Single family or duplex dwelling | Demolition | Under $50,000 | 1 | 12 | |||
Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | Construction |
1 | 314324211 | Hospitalized injury | Amputation | Occupation not reported | FallDist: FallHt: Cause: Landscaping FatCause: Other |