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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2020010734 · 1/23/2020 · Planter's Grain Cooperative of Odem, Texas

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Lower leg(s)
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Fall through surface or existing opening, unspecified
Source
Agricultural and garden machinery, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
Planter's Grain Cooperative of Odem, Texas
Location
702 1/2 Hwy 181, TAFT, TEXAS, 78390
NAICS
493130
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was cleaning the bottom of a grain bin when he stepped on the door of the auger and it became displaced. He then fell into the auger, resulting in a severe laceration and amputation of the lower left leg.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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