OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221463904

Amputated,Amputation,Arm,Auger,Auger Mechanism,Broken Bone,Catch Point,Caught In,Chest,Contusion,Dump Truck,Elbow,Engineering Controls,Equipment Operator,Fracture,Glove,Guard,Hand,Lack of Engineering Controls,Landscaping,Machine Guarding,Machine operator,Partial Amputation,Pulled In,Rib,Salt Vat,Tailgate,Truck Driver,Unguarded

2022-01-12T00:00:00

Event: Amputated,Amputation,Arm,Auger,Auger Mechanism,Broken Bone,Catch Point,Caught In,Chest,Contusion,Dump Truck,Elbow,Engineering Controls,Equipment Operator,Fracture,Glove,Guard,Hand,Lack of Engineering Controls,Landscaping,Machine Guarding,Machine operator,Partial Amputation,Pulled In,Rib,Salt Vat,Tailgate,Truck Driver,Unguarded
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 221463904
Report ID: 0352460

Event description

Employee amputates arm when glove is caught in auger

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 52 M

Event type
2

Occupation code
856

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