Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14403034 - Employee's leg amputated in fall into auger

Accident Summary Nr: 14403034 -- Report ID: 0626000 -- Event Date: 02/01/1993
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
107431298	02/01/1993	5153	0	Joseph Trucking Dba Wood-Hi Grain Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 was in a grain storage warehouse and was exposed to an 8 in. auger in a floor channel with a section of the grate lying beside the channel. The employee slipped on this grate and fell into the rotating auger. His right leg was amputated above the knee.

Keywords: ROTATING PARTS, AMPUTATED, WAREHOUSE, SLIP, GRATING, AUGER, FALL, LEG

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	107431298			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Occupation not reported

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