Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 117672.015 - Employee suffers leg amputation in auger

Accident Summary Nr: 117672.015 -- Report ID: 0552652 -- Event Date: 07/02/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1412945.015	07/02/2019		311119	Caledonia Farmers Elevator Company

Abstract: At 10:00 a.m. on July 2, 2019, an employee was shoveling corn out of a grain bin and throwing it into a bobcat loader bucket when he stepped and slipped on corn causing his right foot and leg to become entangled into auger. The employee was hospitalized and suffered amputation to a portion of his right leg.

Keywords: Agriculture, Amputation, Auger, Caught In, Corn, Grain Bin, Leg, Loader Bucket, Loading, Shovel, Slippery Surface

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1412945.015	58	M	Hospitalized injury		Farm workers

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