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Accident Summary Nr: 143414.015 - Employee amputates two fingers in feed truck auger

Accident Summary Nr: 143414.015 -- Report ID: 0523900 -- Event Date: 01/28/2022
Inspection NrDate OpenedSICNAICSEstablishment Name
1576349.01502/02/2022484220Ag Partners Coop

Abstract: At 7:30 a.m. on January 28, 2022, an employee was warming up an auger in preparation for unloading a feed truck into a customer's feed bin. While warming up the auger, the employee forcefully opened up the vertical auger service door. The auger flighting caught and pulled the employee's right gloved hand into the mechanism. The employee amputated of his index finger and lacerated his ring finger and was hospitalized. The employee required surgical amputation of his ring finger.

Keywords: Agriculture, Agriculture Machinery/Vehicle, Amputated, Amputation, Auger, Auger Mechanism, Caught By, Caught In, Delivery Work, Farm, Farm Machinery, Finger, Laceration, Machine operator, Material Handling, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Partial Amputation, Pulled In, Truck Driver

Employee Details
Employee # Inspection Nr Age Sex Degree of Injury Nature of Injury Occupation
1 1576349.015 64 M Hospitalized injury Truck Driver: Heavy/Tractor-Trailer

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