OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221428949

SHELBY COUNTY HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT

SHELBYVILLE, IL· 2022-01-18T00:00:00

Event: Amputation, Auger, Auger Mechanism, Avulsion, Caught In, Dump Truck, Dump Truck Bed, Foot, Highway, Toe
NAICS: 237310
Inspection type: Federal Agency
Activity number: #345735229
Employer profile: SHELBY COUNTY HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT
Summary number: 221428949
Report ID: 0551702
Project type: C
Construction end-use: I

Event description

Employee is caught in auger, suffers multiple amputations

Investigation abstract

At approximately 7:30 a.m. on January 18, 2022, Employee #1 and Employee #2, employed by a county highway department, were working in the beds of two large dump trucks to clean sand and salt from the beds of the truck. Employee #1 was in the bed of Truck 16 with the rear discharge auger for the spreader engaged and turning. Employee #1 mis-stepped, causing Employee #1's left foot to get caught in the auger. The auger left a full-thickness avulsion injury to the left foot including the amputation of four toes. Employee #1 was transported to the hospital, subsequently flown via helicopter to a second hospital, admitted and treated for reconstructive surgery.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 33 M

Event type
2

Occupation code
7010

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