OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14503676

RICKEL, INC.

Name: OSHA Workplace Safety Incident Index
License: https://www.usa.gov/government-works

REPUBLIC, KS· 1987-11-04T00:00:00

Event: ROTATING PARTS, WORK RULES, CAUGHT BY, AUGER, UNGUARDED
NAICS: 000000
Inspection type: Accident-driven
Activity number: #18271866
Employer profile: RICKEL, INC.
Summary number: 14503676
Report ID: 729700

Event description

Employee killed when caught by rotating auger

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 stepped into an auger opening and became caught by the rotating auge r. He was killed.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 47 M

Nature of injury
1

Part of body
16

Event type
2

Source
27

Occupation code
999

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
3

Task assigned
1

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