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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #800201

MAINTENANCE,AMPUTATED,LOCKOUT,CLOGGED,AUGER,ARM

Event
MAINTENANCE,AMPUTATED,LOCKOUT,CLOGGED,AUGER,ARM
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
800201
Report ID
454510

Event description

Employee's arm amputated in ice auger energized by coworker

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 was cleaning out ice that had clogged the flow screw of an ice auger . His arm was in the auger when it was turned on by a coworker. Employee #1's ar m was amputated at the elbow.

Victim

  1. #1 Hospitalized Age 31 M

    Nature of injury
    1
    Part of body
    2
    Event type
    2
    Source
    27
    Occupation code
    889
    Human factor
    13
    Environmental factor
    8
    Task assigned
    1

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