OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14217103

AMPUTATED,SCREW CONVEYOR,GRATING,FOOT,LEG,GRAIN

1984-06-28T00:00:00

Event: AMPUTATED,SCREW CONVEYOR,GRATING,FOOT,LEG,GRAIN
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14217103
Report ID: 950411

Event description

LEG AMPUTATED BY GRAIN AUGER

Investigation abstract

EMPLOYEE #1 WAS UNLOADNG A DUMP TRUCK WHICH WAS FILLED WITH AN ANIMAL FEED VITAM IN SUPPLEMENT. AS HE WAS UNHOOKING A TARP WHICH COVERED THE TRUCK BED, HIS LEFT FOOT SLIPPED INTO THE GRATE COVERING THE AUGER. THE AUGER CAUGHT EMPLOYEE #1'S T OE AND PULLED HIS FOOT AND LEG INTO THE AUGER. HIS LEFT FOOT AND LEG WERE AMPUTA TED 8 INCHES ABOVE THE ANKLE.

Victims (2)

#1 Hospitalized Age 38 M

Nature of injury
1

Part of body
18

Event type
2

Source
27

Occupation code
999

Human factor
14

Environmental factor
3

Task assigned
1
#981 Degree 0 Age 0

Nature of injury
0

Part of body
0

Event type
0

Source
0

Occupation code
0

Human factor
0

Environmental factor
0

Task assigned
0

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