Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 106513.015 - Employee catches foot in auger and amputates leg

Accident Summary Nr: 106513.015 -- Report ID: 1032500 -- Event Date: 06/12/2018
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1322941.015	06/13/2018		424910	Clearwater Seed, L.L.C.

Abstract: At 3:45 a.m. on June 12, 2018, an employee was shoveling pellets into an auger while inside a silo. The employee was standing on some pellets that sluffed off and he slid into the rotating auger, suffering cuts and lacerations to his foot and leg. The employee amputated his leg from the calf down and was hospitalized.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Auger, Auger Mechanism, Caught In, Laceration, Leg, Rotating Shaft

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1322941.015	30	M	Hospitalized injury		Laborers, except construction

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