Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201494705 - Employee Is Killed When Caught in Auger

Accident Summary Nr: 201494705 -- Report ID: 0950625 -- Event Date: 02/11/2011
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
315068452	02/11/2011	0723	115114	Setton Pistachio Of Terra Bella

Abstract: On February 11, 2011, an employee was working in a auger pit. The cover plate of a floor auger used to carry debris to a sump pond had been removed and a 10 ft section had been taken out by the earlier shift in order to replace it with a new one. Without checking that the auger was locked out, the employee entered the auger pit to start cutting out the old section. The pit was approximately 1.5 feet wide and 3 feet deep. While he was in the pit another employee turned on the power to the auger that had not been locked out. The employee was killed.

Keywords: UNSECURED, CAUGHT BY, LOCKOUT, AUGER, LEG

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	315068452			Fatality	Other	Helpers, mechanics and repairers

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