OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14511166

AMPUTATED,AUGER,UNGUARDED,FOOT,INATTENTION

1986-06-24T00:00:00

Event: AMPUTATED,AUGER,UNGUARDED,FOOT,INATTENTION
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14511166
Report ID: 625400

Event description

EMPLOYEE'S FOOT CAUGHT AND AMPUTATED BY UNGUARDED AUGER

Investigation abstract

EMPLOYEE #1 WAS SUPERVISING THE WORK OF TWO OTHER EMPLOYEES WHO WERE SHOVELING G RAIN INTO AN AUGER OPENING. THE AUGER OPENING WAS UNGUARDED. EMPLOYEE #1 STEPPED INTO THE AUGER OPENING. HIS FOOT WAS CAUGHT BY THE AUGER AND TORN OFF.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 30 M

Nature of injury
1

Part of body
11

Event type
2

Source
26

Occupation code
999

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
4

Task assigned
1

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