OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14512032
TARCO OF TEXAS, INC.
BELTON, TX·
Event description
Employee killed when he slips into auger
Investigation abstract
Employee #1 was cutting bags of roofing material and pouring the granules inside into a ground level auger. His foot slipped into the auger blade, severing his right leg. Employee #1 was pronounced dead on arrival at the hospital. The auger did not have a guard to cover the blades.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 31 M
- Nature of injury
- 1
- Part of body
- 16
- Event type
- 2
- Source
- 26
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 12
- Environmental factor
- 2
- Task assigned
- 1
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