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Episode 7 - Caught in the Feed: A Wood Chipper Fatality and the Safety Failures Behind It
A routine tree-removal job turned fatal when a 17-year-old worker became entangled while feeding branches into a commercial wood chipper and was pulled into the machine’s feed system.
In this episode of the Landscaping Safety Podcast, we break down the events leading up to the accident, the emergency response, and the OSHA investigation that followed. We review the violations found on the job site, including failures involving wood-chipper training and supervision, youth-worker restrictions, PPE, first-aid readiness, fire protection, hazard communication, and other workplace safety…
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