Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 694562 - Employee's arms amputated by rotating auger drive shaft

Accident Summary Nr: 694562 -- Report ID: 0355118 -- Event Date: 10/23/1987
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
105704845	10/27/1987	8221	0	Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University

Abstract: Employee #1 and a coworker were drilling post holes for a fence. Employee #1 was operating a homemade post hole auger from a Ford 4610 tractor. The auger was dull and would not drill the hard soil. He got down from the tractor and with the auger still operating pushed on the auger for additional digging force. His clothing became caught by an extended bolt in a universal joint of the auger drive shaft, which was turning approximately 1600 rpm. Employee #1's arms were pulled off just below the shoulders and he was hospitalized.

Keywords: CLOTHING, AMPUTATED, INADEQUATE MAINT, ROTATING SHAFT, WORK RULES, EQUIPMENT OPERATOR, CAUGHT BY, BOLT, AUGER, ARM

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	105704845			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Miscellaneous material moving equipment operators

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