Amputations involving bone loss

Name: Amputations involving bone loss at Laurel Grain Co
Start: 6/23/2025

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2025065974 · 6/23/2025 · Laurel Grain Co

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Struck by running powered equipment unspecified
Source: Conveyors screw, auger
Secondary source: Secondary source not applicable

Employer

Name: Laurel Grain Co
Location: 10717 GEORGETOWN RD, LAUREL, DELAWARE, 19956
NAICS: 424510
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was walking inside a 250,000-bushel corn bin when their left leg was pulled into the rotating driveshaft of the bin sweep. The employee sustained a left leg amputation below the knee.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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