Incident date: 2025-04-16
NAICS industry code: 561320

A temporary employee was stacking sawdust bags. A mechanical jam occurred in the auger system used to move the sawdust material. The employee climbed a ladder to access the rooftop of the facility where the auger is located. While clearing the jam, the auger engaged and caught the employee's left arm, resulting in a traumatic amputation  at the shoulder. The employee was hospitalized.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by running powered equipment  during maintenance, cleaning, testing
code_source: title: Conveyors screw, auger
code_nature: title: Amputations involving bone loss
code_body: title: Shoulder(s), clavicle(s), scapula(e)
severity: high