Incident date: 2018-06-12
NAICS industry code: 424910

An employee was shoveling pellets into a silo toward the auger. Pellets shifted under the employee when the auger was turned on. The employee's right foot was caught in the auger resulting in amputation of the lower leg.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified
code_source: title: Conveyors-screw, auger
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Lower leg(s)
severity: high