Entangled clothing will pull the body into the moving machinery and severe injury will result. Limit the number of people around the auger when in use. Only those who are essential to the job to be done should be there. Those who are just visiting can innocently get in trouble too easily. Never use your hands or feet to remove such debris from moving machinery.
Grain augers are very useful, labor-saving machines.
They are also very hazardous when not safely operated and maintained. Take these precautions to reduce the chance of injury on your farm. Safety practices are always cheap accident insurance. NDSU Extension Service, North Dakota State University of Agriculture and Applied Science, and U.S. Department of Agriculture cooperating. Sharon D. Anderson, Director, Fargo, North Dakota.