Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 127020.015 - Employee amputates arm on auger machine

Accident Summary Nr: 127020.015 -- Report ID: 0355112 -- Event Date: 06/04/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1477580.015	06/05/2020		325180	Meherrin Agricultural & Chemical Company

Abstract: At 4:30 p.m. on June 4, 2020, Employee #1 was unjamming an auger with a pry bar. Employee #1 and a coworker (salesman) were working with a Hayes Auger Trailer (24-ton, diesel engine, hydraulic operated auger). The trailer was not connected to a vehicle. The fertilizer in the trailer was stuck and not moving. Employee #1 climbed under the trailer with a pry bar and opened up the door underneath to access the auger. Employee #1 told his coworker to start the auger. The coworker started the trailer auger and immediately heard Employee #1 holler. The coworker immediately stopped the trailer auger, but Employee #1's arm was already injured. Employee #1 was hospitalized to treat a right arm amputation up to the bicep.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Arm, Auger, Hydraulic, Jammed, Pry Bar, Trailer

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1477580.015	28	M	Hospitalized injury		Machine operators, not specified

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