Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 152123.015 - Employee is killed when caught in auger

Accident Summary Nr: 152123.015 -- Report ID: 0751910 -- Event Date: 12/07/2022
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1638078.015	12/08/2022		488490	Hamilton County Secondary Roads

Abstract: At 2:30 p.m. on December 7, 2022, an employee was hauling limestone with a dump truck from a rock quarry to a stock pile at a maintenance garage. The employee dumped the rock at the garage and was cleaning out the remaining rock to prepare the truck for an upcoming storm so that it could be used to spread salt and sand. The employee's arm became caught in the truck's cross auger, and he was pulled into the tailgate spreader. The employee died due to his injuries.

Keywords: Auger, Auger Mechanism, Caught By, Caught In, Cleaning, Dump Truck, Dump Truck Bed, Pulled In, Rock, Spreader Bar, Tailgate

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1638078.015	49	M	Fatality		Equipment Operator: Heavy

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