Wood Chipper Incident BC700XL •Design is based on operator feedback and focuses on productivity advantage and ease-of-use. •Brush chipper features a centrifugal clutch system, 25 horsepower (18.6 kW) Kohler EFI engine •Bottom feed stop bar •Vermeer exclusive SmartFeed feed-sensing control system. •Member of the chippers line offers the compact size operators are looking for and the performance they want to achieve a job efficiently. Photos Interviews Statement-Keaton Sullivan SupervisorTim’s Tree Service ➤ Was not on-site during the accident, left after equipment rental employee demonstrated that the wood chipper was operational. ➤ Shorty (deceased worker) was a recent hire, in process of completing safety training. ➤ Workers receive no equipment specific safety training due to high turnover of employees and the fact that they never know what brand or model of equipment the rental company will provide. ➤ He advises workers read the warning stickers on the equipment so they know what not to do. ➤ Workers are not issued PPE, are told to bring gloves from home. ➤ Workers are only screened for drug and alcohol pre-hire, and there is not a no tobacco use policy. Statement-John Quincy B-Quip Rental ➤ Met with workers and demonstrated how to operate the wood chipper. ➤ Pointed out the warning stickers and told them they need to read and follow the precautions. ➤ Observed the supervisor leave the work site before the crew began operating the wood chipper. ➤ Has no safety training (general or specific) to the operation of any equipment his employer rents. Also, he has no first aid training. ➤ Was 15-20 feet away from the wood chipper and saw Shorty and another working feeding branches in. ➤ Looked away and heard a yell/cry and turned to see Shorty’s feet sticking out of the wood chipper. ➤ Ran over turned off the machine and called back to his office and notified them of the incident. Statement-Cody Stubblefield SupervisorTim’s Tree Service ● ● ● ● Received call about the incident at 11 a.m He called 911 right away and notified OSHA of the incident shortly after They put up caution tape to control the crowd He has been working with the company for 5 years Statement-Trey Lawrence Employee-Tim’s Tree Service ● ● ● ● ● ● Was working alongside Shorty when the incident occurred A tree got stuck in the woodchipper, and when Shorty reached in to push it through, he got sucked in Trey immediately shut off the machine, and called his supervisor, Cody He did not believe Shorty was under the influence of any drugs or alcohol Stated that Shorty was not wearing any proper PPE They had been laid off for 3 weeks and this was their first day back at work since. There was no safety talk given before work began Report Causal Factors ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● No PPE Improper CLothing No Tire Chocks No Push Board No Pre-work Check off First Time Chewing Inadequate training Laid off work for a year prior Corrective Actions Corrective Actions ● Supervisors enforcement training ● Employees awareness of change ● New Hire Training audit Taking Pictures ● ● ● ● ● ● Start taking 360 pictures. Taking pictures of all manufacturing instructions. Less communicate with employees at the site. Mentioned anything that is not right for my colleagues. Try to cover everything's, including materials and even the control box of the machine. There was only one thing grabbed my attention, right under the discharge spout. This is the information that goes on the report if you could all look at it and then add any other information that may be needed. This is the rough draft. I will finalize this in the powerpoint and the official report. Location of incident Northwest corner of campus Northeast entrance of WC Morris Description Chewing Tobacco located near Shorty In chipper expulsion blood and guts where found Suspect wearing plaid shirt and blue jeans, working boots not steel toe At around 11 am the safe team arrived to a taped off scene. The crew member in question was located waist deep in side the wood chipper, deceased. Upon arrival there was one supervisor on site, four crew members, and the husband of the deceased. The wood chipper was no longer running and all crew members were stepped away from the chipper. The whole scene was on a flat grade. The weather was 43 degrees fahrenheit and cloudy but there was no rain or moisture that could have been a causal factor. The deceased crew member was wearing boots, blue jeans, and a plaid shirt. About six feet away from the expelling port wood debra and chunks of Shorty. Analysis (what unsafe acts or conditions contributed to the incident) There was multiple potential causal factors. All of the crew members stated Shorty was not wearing any PPE. His clothing was loose fitting and no steel toes. The machine had no tire chocks. With using a Wood Chipper a push board should be used to prevent reaching, there was no push board in sight. All employees stated they don’t use them. For the start of the day there is not any pre-work check off sheet to ensure everything works properly and all safety procedures are put into place. Crew members believed he was using chewing tobacco for the first time on scene. This will leave the user ill fit to function properly. The new found chewing tobacco use was possibly caused by a peer pressure to fit in. The employee had only been employed by the company for 3 months and may have had inadequate training. Based off of information from the husband, Shorty had also been laid off from work for a year and had a lot of pressure to bring home a paycheck. Corrective action(s) (list correction action items, responsible person, scheduled completion date) Supervisors will be retrained on their duties, emphasizing in enforcement of all safety procedures and their involvement in each scene. This should be done within the next week and the head of the training division should initiate this. Long term employees will be reminded that all safety precautions will be used and that supervisors are being retrained. Communications should be incharge of this and it will be sent out immediately after the supervisors retraining New Hire Training will be re-evaluated and considered for re-wrote, to see if there are any ways the program could be improved. This will be done by the new hire trainer and must be done before anyone else is hired.. Witness Names and Contract Information Cody Stubblefield (Floor supervisor) 555-5555. Has been working there for 5 years. Indirect Causations Off of work for a long time. Laid off first day back, Actions taken, anticipated, or recommended to eliminate causes FO PRO Tor MOITUAS ODA DURANGO A ve dIWING TORACCO VARANG. sale 70028 BC700- ta DANGER VooBTS Keep away from rotating feed rclers and ble de Govas must have now cuffs. STOP Fesd material only from side of table. Feed base of lit. first. 3 SIDE PUSH BAR TO STOP FEED Keep all ropes away from the chipper and brush piles. Never climb onto feed table. Use wood object to push short material. snag clothing. Rollers an grab and pull you in you can let go of limb. ry or death will result. Knives can grab and pull in rope and anything attached to it at high speed. Death or serious injury is possible if you are struck, entangled, or pulled into the machine. 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