# Amputations at Tremont Cooperative Grain Company
> OSHA SIR `2018065467` · 6/5/2018 · TREMONT, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **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.

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*Source: [OSHA Severe Injury Reports](https://www.osha.gov/severe-injury-reports) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*