Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 94826.015 - Employee slips and falls on sweep auger and fractures ribs

Accident Summary Nr: 94826.015 -- Report ID: 0316700 -- Event Date: 04/13/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1225838.015	04/18/2017		311119	Wenger Feeds, Llc

Abstract: At 12:00 p.m. on April 13, 2017, an employee was cleaning out a silo. As the employee pushed the sweep auger with his knees, he slipped and fell onto the sweep auger. He sustained broken ribs, which he was hospitalized and received treatment.

Keywords: Agriculture, Auger, Fall, Flowing Material, Fracture, Rib, Silo

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1225838.015	59	M	Hospitalized injury		Laborers, except construction

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