LAYTON — Rescue efforts Wednesday morning freed a man whose leg became entangled in an auger at Geneva Rock 750 E. State Route 193.

The man, whose name and age were not released, worked for Frontline Concrete Pumping of West Haven and was not employed by Geneva Rock, said Doug Bitton, a spokesman for the Layton Fire Department.

Frontline officials who were at Geneva Rock declined to comment.

Rescuers were called to Geneva Rock about 9:55 a.m. after the man’s leg became stuck in an auger that was in a hopper attached to the back of a cement pump truck, said Bitton.

The man was washing out the auger and hopper, which are devices that assist in the pumping of cement.

Firefighters quickly arrived on the scene from a nearby fire station and began advanced life support and administered medication to address the man’s severe pain, said Bitton.

Workers at Geneva Rock used an acetylene torch to cut away the auger to free the man. The man was trapped for about 30 minutes and rescuers did not have to amputate his leg to get him out of the auger, said Bitton.

He was conscious and alert and was airlifted by a medical helicopter to Intermountain Medical Center in Murray with severe leg injuries, said Bitton. Information about his medical condition was not immediately available.

The accident will be investigated by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9g9PcBKm9m4

We are sorry to hear this, but it is fortunately that we could have the channel to hear it. Since washing auger and hopper is the routine daily work for a pumper, it is important to keep pumper from danger. Does andybody have a userful pump manual so that we could broadcast it? Normal hiring and insurance is so important to a pumper -- friends and family could not live without a beloved pumper.

Our thoughts and prayers are with the family and operator, we hope your going to be able to keep your legs and we hope you will be ok.

This is not the guy who got hurt. This is a video I did when I saw this kid doing a washout standing on a open grid. I also added a few pictures of a guy who fell in and what his leg looked like afterwords. 

http://concretepumpingvideos.com/videos/1045/very-unsafe-and-here-is-why

Hope he get's better soon,and everything works out for him. ????? That look's like a late model pump,what happned to the hopper grate safety? 

Looks like a concord. On that kind of pumps its very easy to take away the safety. Not to say that it is in any way concords fault! Operator has to make sure his safetys are working..

why,why,why,hands and legs dont go in hopper .plain and simple.30 years pumping never one finger in hopper.concrete only...........

Guys this is sadly a recurring problem, the modern pumps do come with safety switches and yes all to often guys figure out how to bypass them thinking they wont get hurt.

PLEASE never bypass, and even if the switch is working, Are you going to trust switches and valves with your life or limbs? Some still take the risk and guys get hurt form thinking “it will never happen to me”.

The only time to be in a hopper is for servicing and sometimes cleaning but NEVER with the truck running or any pressure remaining in the hydraulic circuit.

I would be willing to bet the guy being talked about in this post will never think it’s a good idea to be there again! Don’t be the subject of future post’s Practice lock out tag out, if working in the hopper, and take all safety precautions outlined by the Mfg of your pump. If your safety system is disabled PLEASE contact the Service Dept of the unit you are operating and get it fixed properly, bypassing and looking the other way is not the responsible thing to do.

Todd I would watch your video, but the video keeps buffering. I have 10MB/s internet connection, so I know its not on my end.

i dont know how many of you went to the Schwing service seminars, but they usually show a video, where they put a 4x4 thought the rock valve and let it shift, and the pump hydraulics do not have a problem cutting this 4x4 in half, the pump doesnt even blink at the shift. the same principle applies to the agitator

Just wanted to mention that if the operator in question is reading this post: Damm I feel sorry for you mate! You must be in pain  Anyone can do something stupid some day but no one deserves this. Good good luck!!