Safety Incidents OSHA Severe Injury Reports · 2015–2025
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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14511166

CAPITAL FEED & MILLING COMPANY, INC.

Event
AMPUTATED, AUGER, UNGUARDED, FOOT, INATTENTION
NAICS
000000
Inspection type
Referral
Activity number
#103608063
Employer profile
CAPITAL FEED & MILLING COMPANY, INC.
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. #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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