FACE Facts: Tree Trimmer Killed! Pulled Through Wood Chipper

Details

• Corporate Authors:
  California. Department of Public Health
• Description:
  In a recent incident, a 33­year­old tree trimmer, Matt A.* (* Not the victim's real name), died while he was chipping tree branches and lost his balance or his gloves were caught in the feed rollers. He was pulled through the machine. Matt was standing in front of the opening to the hopper feeding in small branches when the incident occurred. WHAT WENT WRONG? Matt was unable to reach the safety stop bar. Matt was too close to the feed rollers. There was no one immediately available to help. WHAT SHOULD BE DONE? Stand to the side of the chipper when feeding in material. Use a long branch or stick to push in small branches. Have at least two workers for each chipper. Description provided by NIOSH
• Subjects:
  • Mortality
  • Occupational Health
  • Safety
• Keywords:
  • Injuries
  • Fatalities
  • Injury prevention
  • Safety practices
  • Equipment operation
  • Equipment operators
  • Tree trimmers
  • Landscape services workers
• Series:
  Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Fact Sheet
• 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:
  1-2
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20060131
• Citation:
  Richmond, CA: California Department of Public Health, 2004 Apr; :1-2
• Contact Point Address:
  California Department of Public Health Occupational Health Branch (OHB), FACE Program 850 Marina Bay Parkway, Building P, 3rd Floor, Richmond, CA 94804
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2004
• Performing Organization:
  Public Health Institute
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  19910930
• Source Full Name:
  FACE facts: tree trimmer killed! Pulled through wood chipper
• End Date:
  20060831
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/229014/cdc_229014_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 218.59 KB]
• Collection(s):
  Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation (FACE) Program ; National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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