OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #971853

AMPUTATED,AGRICULTURE,WORK RULES,CAUGHT BY,AUGER,UNGUARDED,LEG

1990-03-25T00:00:00

Event: AMPUTATED,AGRICULTURE,WORK RULES,CAUGHT BY,AUGER,UNGUARDED,LEG
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 971853
Report ID: 854910

Event description

Employee's leg amputated when caught in auger

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 was using a water sprayer to clean manure out of a chicken brooder. He stepped onto an uncovered auger that carries the manure out of the building, and amputated his lower left leg. The auger runs in a trough in the floor.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 23 M

Nature of injury
1

Part of body
16

Event type
2

Source
27

Occupation code
479

Human factor
9

Environmental factor
8

Task assigned
1

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