Incident date: 2021-10-25
NAICS industry code: 237310

An employee climbed inside a rubber-tracked placer to clean it. While the employee was inside the hopper, it was moved forward and the auger was turned on. The auger struck the employee, both of whose feet were broken.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
code_source: title: Road grading and surfacing machinery, unspecified
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Foot (feet), unspecified
severity: moderate