Incident date: 2024-11-11
NAICS industry code: 423820

An employee was using an overhead crane to lift an auger out of a combine. The auger slipped out of the hoist strap and the sharp edge of the auger contacted the employee's left hand. The employee sustained a laceration to the top of his hand with three lacerated tendons.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by other falling object  n.e.c.
code_source: title: Augers  except conveyor
code_nature: title: Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures
code_body: title: Hand(s), except finger(s)
severity: moderate