OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14252142
LUMBEE FARMS CO-OP, INC.
LUMBER BRIDGE, NC·
Event description
Employee's leg amputated in ice auger
Investigation abstract
Employee #1 was shoveling ice into an 8 in. auger when her right foot slipped in to an 8 1/2 in. by 18 in. opening at the end of the auger guard. Her right foot was pulled into the auger and her leg was amputated 6 in. from the knee. She yel led to the employee in the adjoining ice room to shut off the machine.
Victim
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#1 Hospitalized Age 29 F
- Nature of injury
- 1
- Part of body
- 18
- Event type
- 2
- Source
- 26
- Occupation code
- 686
- Human factor
- 9
- Environmental factor
- 4
- Hazardous substance
- 8880
- Task assigned
- 1
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