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Tremont Cooperative Grain Company

Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c. — Amputations — TREMONT, ILLINOIS

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Tremont Cooperative Grain Company in TREMONT, ILLINOIS
Employer Tremont Cooperative Grain Company Report ID 2018065467
Address 14697 Baer Rd. City, State ZIP TREMONT, ILLINOIS 61568
Event Date June 5, 2018 Outcome Hospitalized, Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Leg(s), n.e.c.
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c. Source of Injury Conveyors-screw, auger
Secondary Source Fruits, nuts, vegetables
Industry (NAICS) 424510 Inspection # 1320905
GPS Coordinates 40.53000, -89.47000

Incident Narrative

On June 5, 2018, at approximately 2:00 p.m., an employee slipped on soybeans while exiting a flat storage building and his left leg went into the running floor auger resulting in amputation of the left leg. The auger was unguarded at the time of the incident.

Incident Summary

On June 5, 2018, a worker at Tremont Cooperative Grain Company in TREMONT, ILLINOIS suffered amputations to the leg(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c., with conveyors-screw, auger identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.

Context

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