OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221379647

POL LANDSCAPE CONTRACTORS LLC

OAKLAND, NJ· 2021-08-10T00:00:00

Event: Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Brush Chipper, Chest, Chipper, Flying Object, Guard, Head, Landscaper, Landscaping, Loading, Machine Guarding, Machine operator, Metal, Safety Device, Struck By, Unsecured
NAICS: 561730
Inspection type: Federal Agency
Activity number: #345466726
Employer profile: POL LANDSCAPE CONTRACTORS LLC
Summary number: 221379647
Report ID: 0214500

Event description

Employee is killed after upper body is struck by metal guard

Investigation abstract

At 11:00 a.m. on August 10, 2021, an employee was placing dead bushes into a wood chipper when he was struck in the head and chest by the unsecured metal protective cover (guard) for the wood chipper housing. THe employee was killed due to blunt force trauma to the head and chest.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 29 M

Event type
1

Occupation code
889

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