Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170220131 - Employee caught and killed in revolving auger

Accident Summary Nr: 170220131 -- Report ID: 0552652 -- Event Date: 02/26/1991
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
110673621	02/28/1991	0241	0	Girbach Farms

Abstract: Employee #1, of Girbach Farms, started a sweep auger in the cropstore hay silo to start bagging hay silage. The sweep auger in the center hay silo evidently was not properly sweeping the inside diameter of the silo or feeding silage to the exit auger. The sweep auger was left running and the employee climbed into the hay silo to clean and clear the area around the auger. He became caught in the revolving auger which pulled in his body, causing severe head and body injury. Employee #1 was killed.

Keywords: HEAD, ROTATING PARTS, AGRICULTURE, WORK RULES, CLEANING, CAUGHT BY, LOCKOUT, AUGER, MECH MALFUNCTION, SILO

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	110673621			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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