Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 955245 - Employee's arm amputated by rotating auger shaft

Accident Summary Nr: 955245 -- Report ID: 0355112 -- Event Date: 03/04/1994
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
123674723	03/04/1994	0139	0	S & W Farms

Abstract: Employee #1 was monitoring a portable grain auger to ensure that it did not choke up while a truck was being loaded with corn. The auger had an unguarded rotating drive shaft on top of it with a pin projecting through the shaft. Employee #1 heard a squeaking noise and bent over the auger to see where it was coming from. As he straightened up, the pin in the rotating shaft caught a buttonhole in his coat and pulled his left arm into the shaft, resulting in the amputation of the whole arm.

Keywords: CLOTHING, AMPUTATED, PIN, ROTATING SHAFT, AGRICULTURE, WORK RULES, CAUGHT BY, AUGER, ARM, UNGUARDED

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	123674723			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Farm workers

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