Accident Report Detail
Accident: 14380943 - Employee Killed When Leg Becomes Caught In Auger
Accident: 14380943 -- Report ID: 0524500 -- Event Date: 06/28/1996 | |||||||
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
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300213436 | 06/28/1996 | 5153 | Mclean County Service Co. | ||||
Employee #1 and a coworker were inside bin #2 shoveling soybeans into an unguarded sweep auger. Employee #1 lost his footing and his right leg became caught in the auger, severing his main artery. He was extricated from the auger and transported to a nearby hospital, where he was pronounced dead. | |||||||
Keywords:
severed, loss of blood, work rules, caught by, auger, artery, lost balance, grain bin, unguarded, leg
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Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |
1 | 300213436 | Fatality | Cut/Laceration | Occupation not reported |