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Accident Summary Nr: 14252951 - EMPLOYEE'S LEG AMPUTATED IN UNGUARDED SCREW CONVEYOR

Accident Summary Nr: 14252951 -- Report ID: 0453710 -- Event Date: 03/12/1987
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
3005709	05/14/1987	2074	0	New Southern Of Rocky Mount, Inc.

Abstract: AT APPROXIMATELY 10:45 AM ON MARCH 12, 1987, EMPLOYEE #1 AND FOUR COWORKERS WERE DUMPING SACKS OF PEANUTS (WEIGHING 80-100 POUNDS) INTO AN AUGER. THE PEANUTS WERE SUBSEQUENTLY TRANSPORTED TO A PROCESSING AREA. A 10 X 16 INCH SECTION OF THE AUGER BOX COVER HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN REMOVED AND NOT REPLACED. EMPLOYEE #1'S RIGHT FOOT SLIPPED. AS HE TRIED TO REGAIN HIS BALANCE HIS LEFT FOOT ENTERED THE UNCOVERED PORTION OF THE AUGER. HIS LEFT LEG WAS AMPUTATED JUST BELOW THE KNEE.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, SCREW CONVEYOR, SLIP, CONVEYOR, UNGUARDED, LEG

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	3005709			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Laborers, except construction

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