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Trinity Ag, LLC

Fall to lower level resulting in exposure or contact less than 6 feet — Amputations involving bone loss — ATHOL, KANSAS

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Trinity Ag, LLC in ATHOL, KANSAS
Employer Trinity Ag, LLC Report ID 2024043656
Address 205 North Railway Avenue City, State ZIP ATHOL, KANSAS 66932
Event Date April 26, 2024 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations involving bone loss Body Part Lower leg(s)
Event Type Fall to lower level resulting in exposure or contact less than 6 feet Source of Injury Silo, grain bin or elevator interiors
Secondary Source Augers except conveyor
Industry (NAICS) 424510 Inspection # 1744808
GPS Coordinates 39.80000, -98.55000

Incident Narrative

An employee was cleaning out the grain bin with a push broom and a scoop shovel from inside the bin. He stepped in a hole where his leg contacted a steel grain auger screw, resulting in an amputation to his right lower leg just above the ankle.

Incident Summary

On April 26, 2024, a worker at Trinity Ag, LLC in ATHOL, KANSAS suffered amputations involving bone loss to the lower leg(s). The incident was classified as fall to lower level resulting in exposure or contact less than 6 feet, with silo, grain bin or elevator interiors identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

OSHA has recorded 13 severe injury reports involving "Fall to lower level resulting in exposure or contact less than 6 feet" incidents in our database. Browse all Fall to lower level resulting in exposure or contact less than 6 feet injuries.

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