Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201560182 - Employee amputates left arm on power take-off shaft

Accident Summary Nr: 201560182 -- Report ID: 0854910 -- Event Date: 03/04/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
126785492	03/24/1998	0241	0	Kirby Pickett Farm

Abstract: Employee #1, who worked at Kirby Pickett Farm, reached over a waist-high rotating power take-off shaft (PTO), to unplug an auger motor. The PTO went from a tractor to a grain roller. Both of Employee #1's arms were caught in the shaft. His left arm was torn off a few inches below the shoulder. He was hospitalized as a result of the amputation.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, ARM, POWER TAKE-OFF

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	126785492			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Farm workers

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