OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #689349
LAND O LAKES FARM CENTER, INC.
LONDON, MN·
Event description
Employee's leg amputated in auger
Investigation abstract
Employee #1 was loading soybeans into rail cars. The soybeans were on the floor d collapsed. The opening was not properly guarded. of an approximately 40 ft wide by 80 ft long flat storage building. A horizontal , 10 in. diameter auger located below the building's floor level conveys the bea ns from the building into another piece of equipment that loads the beans into t he rail cars. The auger is covered by metal grating. A cleanout opening, located in the center of the building, is normally closed, but Employee #1 had opened i t so that the beans could readily flow into the auger for loading. While walking on the soybeans, Employee #1 slipped and his right leg became caught in the aug er and was amputated between the knee and hip. He crawled out of the building an
Victim
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#1 Hospitalized Age 26 M
- Nature of injury
- 1
- Part of body
- 16
- Event type
- 2
- Source
- 26
- Occupation code
- 19
- Human factor
- 6
- Environmental factor
- 1
- Task assigned
- 1
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