Incident date: 2025-03-25
NAICS industry code: 311611

An employee was cleaning the floor and placing material into the auger system for processing when his protective clothing and foot became entangled in the rotating auger shaft. The employee's leg was crushed, resulting in a laceration and a toe amputation.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught, entangled in running powered equipment  normal operation
code_source: title: Conveyors screw, auger
code_nature: title: Amputations involving bone loss
code_body: title: Toes(s), toenail(s)
severity: high