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Accident: 14454953 - Employee'S Thumb Amputated In Grain Auger

Accident: 14454953 -- Report ID: 0751910 -- Event Date: 06/17/1986
InspectionOpen DateSICEstablishment Name
10192789506/17/19865153Farmers Elevator Company
EMPLOYEE #1 WAS CLEANING CHUNKS OF CORN OFF THE GRATE LOCATED BEHIND ELEVATOR "C", BY THE WEST CONCRETE STORAGE BIN. THE THUMB ON HIS LEFT HAND ENTERED THE OPENING ON THE CORN AUGER AND WAS COMPLETELY AMPUTATED.
Keywords: amputated, cleaning, thumb, auger, grain elevator, inattention
Employee # Inspection Age Sex Degree Nature Occupation
1 101927895 Hospitalized injury Amputation Supervisors, related agricultural occupations

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