Incident date: 2016-12-03
NAICS industry code: 811310

An employee was cleaning the hopper on a combine with an air hose when the employee's right leg was caught in the combine auger, amputating it mid-calf.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
code_source: title: Combines
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Lower leg(s)
severity: high