Incident date: 2024-04-30
NAICS industry code: 111199

An employee was loading a semi-trailer with corn. When climbing out of the silo, he slipped and fell onto the auger on the outside of the silo. His feet became entangled in the auger and were severed from the ankle down. A surgical amputation of both legs from the knees down was required.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Fall to lower level resulting in exposure or contact  unspecified
code_source: title: Silos
code_nature: title: Amputations involving bone loss
code_body: title: Knee(s)
severity: high