OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221434145

AG PARTNERS COOP

BALDWIN, WI· 2022-01-28T00:00:00

Event: Agriculture, Agriculture Machinery/Vehicle, Amputated, Amputation, Auger, Auger Mechanism, Caught By, Caught In, Delivery Work, Farm, Farm Machinery, Finger, Laceration, Machine operator, Material Handling, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Partial Amputation, Pulled In, Truck Driver
NAICS: 484220
Inspection type: Referral
Activity number: #345763494
Employer profile: AG PARTNERS COOP
Summary number: 221434145
Report ID: 0523900

Event description

Employee amputates two fingers in feed truck auger

Investigation abstract

At 7:30 a.m. on January 28, 2022, an employee was warming up an auger in preparation for unloading a feed truck into a customer's feed bin. While warming up the auger, the employee forcefully opened up the vertical auger service door. The auger flighting caught and pulled the employee's right gloved hand into the mechanism. The employee amputated of his index finger and lacerated his ring finger and was hospitalized. The employee required surgical amputation of his ring finger.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 64 M

Event type
2

Occupation code
7056

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