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Accident Summary Nr: 172647.015 - Employee dies from multiple injuries when caught in auger an

Accident Summary Nr: 172647.015 -- Report ID: 0625400 -- Event Date: 12/05/2024
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1793346.015	12/10/2024		115210	Clint Kolz Cutting Horses

Abstract: At 4:01 p.m. on December 5, 2024, an employee working as a laborer for a support service was using a manual post hole digger to dig post holes for a planned deck. After digging numerous holes, the employee used a Kubota Model # M1811 Tractor (serial #6744) and woods auger post hole digger attachment to start digging the rest of the required holes. While operating the tractor, the employee became caught between the auger and the PTO (power take-off) shaft. The employee died from multiple compound fractures and amputations.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Attachment, Auger, Auger Mechanism, Caught Between, Construction, Contusion, Crushed, Deck, Digging, Dislocated, Equipment Operator, Fracture, Head, Instantaneous amputation, Insufficient Supervision, Machine operator, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Power Take-Off, Support Posts, Torso, Tractor, Traumatic Amputation, Unsafe Position, Work Surface

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		New project or new addition				0	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1793346.015	38	M	Fatality		Laborers, except construction	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Temporary work (buildings, facilities) Fatality Cause:

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