OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #1001684

AMPUTATED,SCREW CONVEYOR,FINGER,GRAIN,WORK RULES,LOCKOUT,INATTENTION

1987-02-22T00:00:00

Event: AMPUTATED,SCREW CONVEYOR,FINGER,GRAIN,WORK RULES,LOCKOUT,INATTENTION
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 1001684
Report ID: 751910

Event description

EMPLOYEE'S LEFT INDEX FINGER AMPUTATED BY GRAIN AUGER

Investigation abstract

EMPLOYEE #1 WAS CONNECTING A CHUTE TO A GRAIN SCREW CONVEYOR WITH THE CONVEYOR S TILL RUNNING. HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER CONTACTED THE AUGER AND AUGER HOUSING AND WA S AMPUTATED AT THE SECOND JOINT.

Victim

#1 Non-hospitalized injury Age 64 M

Nature of injury
1

Part of body
10

Event type
2

Source
27

Occupation code
889

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
1

Task assigned
1

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