Wood Chipper – Part 1

The zero energy state that is vital to ensure safety for employees during the maintenance and repair of a machine is referred to as…

According to OSHA, how may employees were killed in chipper accidents from 1996 – 2005?

The vast majority of wood chipper fatalities (78%) resulted from being caught in the chipper. Most of the remaining fatalities resulted from being struck by flying objects.

Persons under 18 years of age should be prohibited from operating chippers?

Accidents can occur after the person has operated the machine for some time and becomes complacent or too comfortable with the machine.

Wood chippers and grinders should be operated only if which of the following is true?

A best practice is to establish an identifiable barrier using cones around the machine to prevent unauthorized access.

What Personal Protective Equipment is recommended?

Avoid wearing rings, watches or any dangling items such as safety glasses on cords around the neck or necklaces while operating.

Pulling a hand, arm, leg, foot, entire body through the machine is much easier than pulling trees through the chipper. The feed wheels will not let go.