Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation (FACE) Report for Maryland: Laborer Caught in Chipper/Shredder Machine.

摘要

A 24-year-old male groundsman (the victim) died from injuries sustained when he was caught in a brush chipper. The victim was responsible for loading limbs into the chipper while a co-worker, the foreman, was removing branches from a tree. During the process of loading the machine the victim must have placed his hand(s) into the chute and his left arm was drawn into the feeder wheels and traumatically amputated. The victim also suffered head injuries as he was pulled into the machine. He died at the scene.