Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 68015.015 - Employee's leg is amputated in PTO Shaft

Accident Summary Nr: 68015.015 -- Report ID: 0418800 -- Event Date: 09/15/2014
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
995449.015	09/16/2014		111421	Green Leaf Nursery, Inc.

Abstract: At 10:00 a.m. on September 15, 2014, an employee was working at a plant nursery, setting up to spray the plants. During work, one of the employees legs became caught in a PTO shaft that was running at approximately 560 rpm. The employees leg was amputated from the knee down.

Keywords: Amputated, Caught In, Leg, Machine Guarding, Shaft

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury
1	995449.015	66	M	Fatality

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