Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 90668.015 - Employee Amputates Bottom Of Foot And Is Killed By Embolism

Accident Summary Nr: 90668.015 -- Report ID: 0316700 -- Event Date: 08/15/2016
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1189245.015	11/04/2016		493130	Risser Grain, Llc

Abstract: At 1:00 p.m. on August 15, 2016, an employee was preparing to install the Sweep Augers on a corn silo. The employee stepped onto a 9-inch running floor auger a nd it scraped the bottom of his foot, amputating some skin. The employee suffere d a pulmonary embolism and died.

Keywords: amputation, blade, embolism, foot, grain elevator, lockout/tagout, machine guarding

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1189245.015	49	M	Fatality		Laborers, except construction

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