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Accident Summary Nr: 103243.015 - Employee's legs are amputated when caught in screw conveyor/

Accident Summary Nr: 103243.015 -- Report ID: 0950641 -- Event Date: 08/28/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1261322.015	08/28/2017		331511	Alhambra Foundry Company Limited

Abstract: At 1:30 p.m. on August 28, 2017, Employee #1 was cleaning the hopper of the Air Pollution Control equipment. There was a jam in the auger/screw conveyor, and the employee was trying to clear the jam. Employee #1 did not lockout/tagout the equipment and his legs became caught in the conveyor/auger and were amputated. He was hospitalized for his injury.

Keywords: Amputated, Auger Mechanism, Caught In, Cleaning, Conveyor, Hopper, Jammed, Leg, Lockout/Tagout

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1261322.015	59	M	Hospitalized injury		Laborers, except construction

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