OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221401755

PRAIRIE CREEK GRAIN COMPANY, INC.

MOMENCE, IL· 2021-06-15T00:00:00

Event: Ankle, Auger, Auger Mechanism, Catch Point, Caught In, Entangled, Foot, Grain, Laceration, Leg, Machine Guarding, Material Handling, Safety Device, Slip, Slippery Surface, Trapped, Unsafe Position
NAICS: 424510
Inspection type: Referral
Activity number: #345365407
Employer profile: PRAIRIE CREEK GRAIN COMPANY, INC.
Summary number: 221401755
Report ID: 0521700

Event description

Employee lacerates lower leg in slip and fall into auger

Investigation abstract

At 12:14 p.m. on June 15, 2021, an employee working for grain wholesaler was attempting to stop the flow of product from a makeshift transfer system. The employee was standing on the material transfer line which had a section of an exposed U-Trough auger. The employee slipped causing his foot to enter the exposed auger and became trapped. The presence of the employee's foot stopped the movement of the auger, but the mechanism entwined his foot in the auger. The employer had the transfer line disassembled to release employee's foot. The employee was transferred via helicopter to a local medical center, where he was hospitalized to treat severe lacerations to his lower leg.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 27 M

Event type
2

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