Incident date: 2023-07-12
NAICS industry code: 424510

An employee was loading corn into a semi-truck from a grain bin when their leg became caught in the screw auger. The employee was hospitalized with fractures and the amputation of the right leg below the knee.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
code_source: title: Agricultural and garden machinery, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Lower leg(s)
severity: high