TAFT, TEXAS—
Planter's Grain Cooperative of Odem, Texas
Fall through surface or existing opening, unspecified · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Planter's Grain Cooperative of Odem, Texas, 702 1/2 Hwy 181, TAFT, TEXAS 78390 on — Amputations, affecting the lower leg(s).
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Final narrative
An employee was cleaning the bottom of a grain bin when he stepped on the door of the auger and it became displaced. He then fell into the auger, resulting in a severe laceration and amputation of the lower left leg.
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