Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 128431.015 - Employee amputates arm when caught in rotating truck auger

Accident Summary Nr: 128431.015 -- Report ID: 0950644 -- Event Date: 01/08/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1456104.015	01/08/2020		423930	Apollo Wood Recovery Inc.

Abstract: At 9:15 a.m. on January 8, 2020, an employee was preparing a mulch truck for a job when he became entangled in an auger in the back of the BT-90 Trailer. The employee amputated his right arm as a result requiring hospitalization.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Arm, Auger, Auger Mechanism, Caught In, Entangled, Injury Illness Prevention Program, Lockout, Lockout/Tagout, Machine operator, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury
1	1456104.015	41	M	Hospitalized injury

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