Michael Nichols is not afraid to use a shock factor to get farmers to take safety seriously.
At the start of every harvest season, Mr Nichols shares the gruesome photo of his mangled hand after he reached into an auger.
He said rushing and not following safety protocols led to almost losing his right hand.
"It was close to lunchtime on a Sunday and I was racing to get home to a barbeque," he said.
"I wasn't even in my proper work clothes."
The underside of his hand was torn away after only two seconds' contact with the auger.
Luckily for the left-hander, doctors were able to perform micro-surgery to repair his right.
The injury could have been prevented if a safety guard was in place.
"I went over what could have been done better with Work Safe Tasmania and developed a few standard safety procedures that I induct people with now before using it," Mr Nichols said.
"Now I'm very much an advocate for auger safety."
Mr Nichols said he receives a positive response from fellow farmers when he posts his graphic reminders about farm safety.
"I share it on Twitter and Facebook [at] about the start of the harvest season, just to remind people to put guards and protection devices back on when they've done maintenance," he said.
"The secret is just to make sure if you take it off you put it back on when you're done."
