Incident date: 2024-02-07
NAICS industry code: 111998

An employee was inside a grain bin sweeping rice into floor grates. The employee stepped out of the grain bin door to get a shovel. When he stepped back inside, his left foot slipped into an exposed auger opening. He was hospitalized and his left foot was amputated.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Fall to lower level resulting in exposure or contact  less than 6 feet
code_source: title: Silo, grain bin or elevator interiors
code_nature: title: Amputations involving bone loss
code_body: title: Foot (feet) and toe(s)
severity: high