OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #971093
WORK RULES,CLEANING,CAUGHT BY,LOCKOUT,CLOGGED,CONVEYOR,AUGER,HAND
Event description
Employee catches hand while cleaning auger conveyor
Investigation abstract
Employee #1 attempted to clean out a clogged auger conveyor. He lifted the guard (cover), inserted his hand, and caught it in the conveyor. He was hospitalized for his injuries. The equipment, a Ford L-8000 grain delivery truck with a Rayma n Inc. model p.1, 2 delivery bed, was properly guarded and covered.
Victim
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#1 Hospitalized Age 27 M
- Nature of injury
- 1
- Part of body
- 24
- Event type
- 2
- Source
- 27
- Occupation code
- 804
- Human factor
- 4
- Environmental factor
- 3
- Task assigned
- 1
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