Amputations

Name: Amputations at Tremont Cooperative Grain Company
Start: 6/5/2018

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2018065467 · 6/5/2018 · Tremont Cooperative Grain Company

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Leg(s), n.e.c.
Nature of injury: Amputations

Cause

Event: Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c.
Source: Conveyors-screw, auger
Secondary source: Fruits, nuts, vegetables

Employer

Name: Tremont Cooperative Grain Company
Location: 14697 Baer Rd., TREMONT, ILLINOIS, 61568
NAICS: 424510
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

On June 5, 2018, at approximately 2:00 p.m., an employee slipped on soybeans while exiting a flat storage building and his left leg went into the running floor auger resulting in amputation of the left leg. The auger was unguarded at the time of the incident.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown