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Accident Summary Nr: 100721.015 - Employee's hand is caught between sling and rotating drill p

Accident Summary Nr: 100721.015 -- Report ID: 0627700 -- Event Date: 11/03/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1277121.015	11/08/2017		237990	Bison Energy Llc

Abstract: At 9:00 p.m. on November 3, 2017, Employee #1 and Coworker #1, employed by a drilling services company, were engaged in drilling in preparation for installation of a pipeline. Coworker #1 was operating a directional drilling machine. Employee #1 was setting up a wire rope sling over the drill pipe. The drill pipe began to spin, and Employee #1's left hand and arm became caught between the sling and the rotating drill pipe. Emergency services were called, and Employee #1 was transported to the hospital. He was admitted and treated for the amputation of his left hand's fingers and a fractured left arm.

Keywords: Amputation, Caught Between, Construction, Drill, Drill Pipe, Excavation, Finger, Fracture, Rigging, Sling

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Pipeline		New project or new addition		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000	0

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1277121.015	37	M	Hospitalized injury		Drillers, earth	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Trenching, installing pipe Fatality Cause:

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