Safety Incidents OSHA Severe Injury Reports · 2015–2025
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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221681364

WILLIAM LARUE SERVICES, LLC.

Event
Laceration, Pulled In, Tree, Tree Branch, Wood Chipper
NAICS
561730
Inspection type
Federal Agency
Activity number
#347608176
Employer profile
WILLIAM LARUE SERVICES, LLC.
Summary number
221681364
Report ID
0213400

Event description

Employee is killed when pulled into woodchipper

Investigation abstract

At 6:10 p.m. on July 10, 2024, Employee #1 was inserting tree branches into a woodchipper when they were pulled into the machine. The employee was fatally macerated through the woodchipper. Emergency services were called, but the employee died at the site.

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 22 M

    Event type
    14
    Occupation code
    889

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