Accident Report Detail

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 Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1576349.015	02/02/2022		484220	Ag 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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