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Valley Agronomics

Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation — Amputations — REXBURG, IDAHO

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Valley Agronomics in REXBURG, IDAHO
Employer Valley Agronomics Report ID 2017043575
Address 520 East Moody Rd City, State ZIP REXBURG, IDAHO 83460
Event Date April 20, 2017 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Leg(s), unspecified
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation Source of Injury Conveyors-screw, auger
Industry (NAICS) 424910 Inspection # 1229087
GPS Coordinates 43.85000, -111.76000

Incident Narrative

An employee was offloading dry fertilizer from a train car into a dry facility using an auger system when his foot and leg were pulled into the auger resulting in amputation of the leg.

Incident Summary

On April 20, 2017, a worker at Valley Agronomics in REXBURG, IDAHO suffered amputations to the leg(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation, with conveyors-screw, auger identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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