Incident date: 2025-06-01
NAICS industry code: 112112

An employee transferred a supplement from one tank to another and then took a step backward to begin cleaning the receiving auger. His right foot broke through the grate above the auger and slipped between the slats and into the auger. The employee was hospitalized with a compound fracture to his lower right leg and required surgery.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Fall to lower level from collapsing structure or equipment  less than 6 feet
code_source: title: Existing opening, hole in constructed surface
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Lower leg(s)
severity: moderate