Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14380943 - Employee killed when leg becomes caught in auger

Accident Summary Nr: 14380943 -- Report ID: 0524500 -- Event Date: 06/28/1996
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300213436	06/28/1996	5153	0	Mclean County Service Co.

Abstract: Employee #1 and a coworker were inside bin #2 shoveling soybeans into an unguarded sweep auger. Employee #1 lost his footing and his right leg became caught in the auger, severing his main artery. He was extricated from the auger and transported to a nearby hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

Keywords: SEVERED, LOSS OF BLOOD, WORK RULES, CAUGHT BY, AUGER, ARTERY, LOST BALANCE, GRAIN BIN, UNGUARDED, LEG

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	300213436			Fatality	Cut/Laceration	Occupation not reported

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