OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14491005

MAINTENANCE,AMPUTATED,SLIP,CAUGHT BY,LOCKOUT,AUGER,LEG

1988-04-18T00:00:00

Event: MAINTENANCE,AMPUTATED,SLIP,CAUGHT BY,LOCKOUT,AUGER,LEG
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14491005
Report ID: 215800

Event description

Employee's leg amputated after being caught in auger

Investigation abstract

At approximately 4:30 a.m. on April 18, 1988, Employee #1 stepped on an auger tr ough to adjust an overhead discharge valve. As he was adjusting the valve, his f oot slipped into the auger. A surgical team amputated Employee #1's right leg to remove it from the auger. He was then taken to University Hospital.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 27 M

Nature of injury
1

Part of body
16

Event type
2

Source
26

Occupation code
999

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
2

Task assigned
1

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