Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 142894.015 - Employee is caught in auger, suffers multiple amputations

Accident Summary Nr: 142894.015 -- Report ID: 0551702 -- Event Date: 01/18/2022
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1573522.015	01/20/2022		237310	Shelby County Highway Department

Abstract: At approximately 7:30 a.m. on January 18, 2022, Employee #1 and Employee #2, employed by a county highway department, were working in the beds of two large dump trucks to clean sand and salt from the beds of the truck. Employee #1 was in the bed of Truck 16 with the rear discharge auger for the spreader engaged and turning. Employee #1 mis-stepped, causing Employee #1's left foot to get caught in the auger. The auger left a full-thickness avulsion injury to the left foot including the amputation of four toes. Employee #1 was transported to the hospital, subsequently flown via helicopter to a second hospital, admitted and treated for reconstructive surgery.

Keywords: Amputation, Auger, Auger Mechanism, Avulsion, Caught In, Dump Truck, Dump Truck Bed, Foot, Highway, Toe

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Highway, road, street		Maintenance or repair

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1573522.015	33	M	Hospitalized injury		Construction Laborer

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