Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 116282.015 - Employee's foot is caught in horizontal drill and is amputat

Accident Summary Nr: 116282.015 -- Report ID: 0522300 -- Event Date: 05/09/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1401099.015	05/15/2019		237120	Don Wartko Construction Inc.

Abstract: At 12:30 p.m. on May 9, 2019, Employee #1, employed by a pipeline construction company, was involved in drilling for the installation of a new pipeline. He moved too close to the drill, his foot was pulled into the cutting operation, and the drill blade amputated his foot. The employee was transported to the hospital for treatment of the amputation and was hospitalized.

Keywords: Amputated, Blade, Caught In, Construction, Contact, Drill, Excavation, Foot, Pipeline

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Pipeline		New project or new addition			0	0

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1401099.015	33	M	Hospitalized injury		Construction Laborer	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing underground plumbing conduit Fatality Cause:

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