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Occupational Safety and Health Administration OSHA

Accident: 597153 - Employee Dies After Leg Amputated By Auger

**Accident: 597153 -- Report ID: 0418100 -- Event Date: 09/20/1991**
Inspection	Open Date	SIC	Establishment Name
110113321	09/24/1991	2421	Burt Lumber Company

Employee #1, a night watchman working alone, entered a storage bin for sawdust. He was attempting to knock down a bridge when his right foot became entangled in a feed anger. The employee's leg was amputated below the knee. However, he was able to crawl approximately 50 feet outside the bin before he died.

Keywords: sawdust, amputated, storage bin, auger, entangled, security guard, bridged material, unguarded, foot, leg

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature	Occupation
1	110113321			Fatality	Amputation	Occupation not reported

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