Incident date: 2020-08-20
NAICS industry code: 311119

An employee was sweeping sunflower seeds into the floor auger portals in a flat-bottom grain storage bin. He slipped down a pile of seeds (about 5-6 feet tall) and his leg was caught by an auger. His leg was amputated.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
code_source: title: Food products, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Leg(s), n.e.c.
severity: high