OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221521230

HAMILTON COUNTY SECONDARY ROADS

JEWELL, IA— 2022-12-07T00:00:00

Event: Auger, Auger Mechanism, Caught By, Caught In, Cleaning, Dump Truck, Dump Truck Bed, Pulled In, Rock, Spreader Bar, Tailgate
NAICS: 488490
Inspection type: Federal Agency
Activity number: #346380785
Employer profile: HAMILTON COUNTY SECONDARY ROADS
Summary number: 221521230
Report ID: 0751910

Event description

Employee is killed when caught in auger

Investigation abstract

At 2:30 p.m. on December 7, 2022, an employee was hauling limestone with a dump truck from a rock quarry to a stock pile at a maintenance garage. The employee dumped the rock at the garage and was cleaning out the remaining rock to prepare the truck for an upcoming storm so that it could be used to spread salt and sand. The employee's arm became caught in the truck's cross auger, and he was pulled into the tailgate spreader. The employee died due to his injuries.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 49 M

Event type
2

Occupation code
7020

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