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Accident: 200602191 - Employee Killed When Leg Caught, Amputated In Grain Auger

Accident: 200602191 -- Report ID: 0625400 -- Event Date: 08/16/2002
InspectionOpen DateSICEstablishment Name
30439178208/16/20025153Bee Agricultural Company
On August 16, 2002, Employee #1 was climbing down a ladder into a grain elevator boot when he stepped on a grain auger cover. The cover came off and his right leg was caught in the auger. Employee #1 later died of amputation injuries sustained in the accident.
Keywords: amputated, cover, unsecured, work rules, caught by, auger, grain elevator, leg
Employee # Inspection Age Sex Degree Nature Occupation
1 304391782 Fatality Amputation Occupation not reported

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