A Laborer Dies When He is Pulled into a Tree Stump Grinder

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• Personal Author:
  Cierpich, Hank ; Harrison, Robert ; Styles, Laura
• Corporate Authors:
  California Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Program (CA/FACE) ; California. Department of Public Health. Occupational Health Branch
• Description:
  A laborer working for a landscaping company died when he was pulled into a tree stump grinder. The victim was helping the landscaping company owner (stump grinder operator) guide the machine by pulling on a rope tied around his waist and attached to the stump grinder. The rope caught in the stump grinder's grinding wheel and pulled the victim into its rotating motion. The CA/FACE investigator determined that, in order to prevent similar future incidents, landscaping companies should ensure that workers who operate stump grinders are trained on and consistently follow safety policies and procedures. In addition, homeowners who need tree stumps removed should only hire landscapers who are certified by organizations such as the Tree Care Industry Association (TCIA) or the International Society of Arboriculture (ISA).
• Subjects:
  Accident Prevention Accidents Accidents, Occupational Hazardous Substances Mortality Occupational Health Safety Staff Development
• Keywords:
  Accident Analysis Accident Prevention Fatalities Hazard Identification Injury Prevention Landscape Services Workers OSHA Region 9 Outdoor Workers Recommendations Training Traumatic Injuries Tree Trimmers

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• FACE - NIOSH and State:
  FACE ; Hispanic ; Foreign Born Workers ; Landscaping Services
• Series:
  Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
• Subseries:
  State
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHSFACE18CA002
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Field Study
• Place as Subject:
  California ; OSHA Region 9
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1-7
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20059095
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB2022-100309
• Citation:
  Morgantown, WV: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, FACE 18CA002, 2019 Mar ; :1-7
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2019
• Performing Organization:
  California Department of Public Health
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• NAICS and SIC Codes:
  11 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting - (NAICS)
• Start Date:
  2005/07/01
• End Date:
  2026/06/30
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:64c0bd7460c4eb7877a5b511a81777b8b419161ddd6ae3cd115e8bb40e3feb30687e835ddfe1b0a8a3ae1afcb41f4974e65bfb93313222ca7216957aa80ade5b
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/164926/cdc_164926_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 360.84 KB ]