Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 121342.015 - Employee amputates foot after stepping on loose auger panel

Accident Summary Nr: 121342.015 -- Report ID: 0626000 -- Event Date: 10/14/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1442323.015	10/16/2019		311223	Valley Co-Op Oil Mill

Abstract: At 6:00 p.m. on October 14, 2019, an employee working in an oilseed processing facility was cleaning the lint room. The employee stepped on or over the cotton lint auger cover which slipped off exposing the auger. The employee stepped into the auger and amputated his left foot was amputated, requiring hospitalization.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Auger, Auger Mechanism, Caught In, Cleaning, Cotton, Floor Opening, Foot, Instantaneous amputation, Material Handling, Mill--Plant, Traumatic Amputation, Unsecured, Unsecured Panel, Walking Surface, Work Surface

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1442323.015	62	M	Hospitalized injury		Machine operators, not specified

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