Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14454482 - FOOT AMPUTATED BY AUGER

Accident Summary Nr: 14454482 -- Report ID: 0751910 -- Event Date: 11/15/1985
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
2661544	11/15/1985	2046	0	Archer Daniels Midland Co. (Adm)

Abstract: EMPLOYEE #1 STEPPED ON A METAL GRATE WALKWAY OVER A RUNNING AUGER. THE GRATE WAS NOT SECURED. THE BOLTS THAT HELD THE GRATE WERE MISSING. THE GRATE TIPPED. THE EMPLOYEE'S LEFT FOOT SLID INTO THE AUGER AND BECAME ENTANGLED. THE EMPLOYEE WAS ABLE TO PULL HIMSELF OUT OF THE AUGER. HIS FOOT WAS AMPUTATED AT THE ANKLE. THE GRATES ARE APPROXIMATELY 13" BY 19".

Keywords: AMPUTATED, SCREW CONVEYOR, UNSECURED, GRATING, FOOT

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	2661544			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Milling and planing machine operators

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