OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14237572
MAINTENANCE,SCREW CONVEYOR,ENTANGLED,UNGUARDED,LEG
Event description
LEG CAUGHT IN AUGER
Investigation abstract
A MAINTENANCE EMPLOYEE WAS DIRECTED TO SERVICE NON-OPERATING EQUIPMENT AT ALL FL OOR LEVELS. THE EMPLOYEE CLIMBED TO A HEIGHT 12 FEET, 9 INCHES ABOVE FLOOR LEVEL , THEN WALKED ONTO A PARTIALLY COVERED, OPERATING AUGER. THE LOOSE COVER SLID AS IDE AND EMPLOYEE #1'S LEG WAS CAUGHT BY THE AUGER. EMPLOYEE #1 WAS ATTEMPTING TO SERVICE OTHER, NON-OPERATING EQUIPMENT AT THE TIME. HIS LEG WAS SEVERELY INJURE D. HE APPEARED TO BE RECOVERING WHEN HE SUFFERED A SET-BACK. HIS LEG HAD TO BE A MPUTATED AND HE DIED THE NEXT DAY.
Victims (2)
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#1 Fatality Age 20 M
- Nature of injury
- 21
- Part of body
- 16
- Event type
- 2
- Source
- 26
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 1
- Task assigned
- 1
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#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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