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Accident Summary Nr: 115112.015 - Employee amputates three fingers when caught by auger and cr

Accident Summary Nr: 115112.015 -- Report ID: 0523900 -- Event Date: 04/01/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1391043.015	04/04/2019		115112	Synergy Community Cooperative

Abstract: At 9:30 a.m. on April 1, 2019, an employee was using a water hose to clean residual deposits of fertilizer from inside a vertical outfeed auger of a 2006 International fertilizer truck equipped with a Doyal 16 ton box. The employee was inspecting the infeed end of the auger with his left hand which was pulled in and crushed by the screw auger. The employee amputated his pinky, ring, and middle fingers. The employee was hospitalized.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Auger, Caught By, Crushed, Finger, Inspecting

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1391043.015	44	M	Hospitalized injury		Equipment Operator: Heavy

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