OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #802454
FLORENCE CONCRETE PRODUCTS INC.
FLORENCE, SC·
Event description
Employee's foot broken when caught in concrete auger
Investigation abstract
Employee #1 climbed into the hopper on the rear of a 10-wheel stake body truck t hat was used to transport concrete from a mixing tower to the forms in the yard. The hoppers have slanted sides to allow concrete to flow into an auger. Employe e #1 climbed into the hopper to scrape down the sides so concrete would flow mor e freely into the auger. The signal man saw Employee #1 go into the hopper and s ignaled the driver, but not before the driver turned the auger on briefly. Emplo yee #1's foot was caught in the auger; it was lacerated and every bone was broke n.
Victim
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#1 Hospitalized Age 21 M
- Nature of injury
- 12
- Part of body
- 11
- Event type
- 2
- Source
- 27
- Occupation code
- 779
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 2
- Task assigned
- 1
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