Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14338800 - Employee dies after leg is severed in fall into auger

Accident Summary Nr: 14338800 -- Report ID: 0420600 -- Event Date: 07/15/1993
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
109711317	07/16/1993	2048	0	Bronson Farms Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 unloaded a car of soybeans into the silo by an auger, which was under the car, and had gone to the top of the auger, approximately 6 ft above the ground floor. For some reason, the 9 ft metal cover of the auger had been removed. Employee #1 placed himself on top of the frame of the auger, and either slipped or fell into it, severing his right leg. He was extricated two hours later after his right leg had been amputated. He was air-evacuated to the Orlando Regional Hospital; the left leg was amputated en route. Employee #1 was pronounced dead on arrival at the hospital.

Keywords: SEVERED, AMPUTATED, COVER, WORK RULES, SLIP, AUGER, FALL, UNGUARDED, LEG

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	109711317			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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